[GRASS-windows] Command line problems

[Hanlie Pretorius]

I seem to have msys installed with my GRASS installation, but it doesn't work.

When I try to run GRASS with MSYS from the menu, it can't find
rxvt.exe or sh.exe.

I found sh.exe in the msys\bin folder of my GRASS installation and I
can run it from there, but I can't use it for anything. If I run the
shell and enter:

eval `cat VTL2733.XYZ | r.in.xyz -s -g in=- fs=space out=test`

I get the error messages:

cat: command not found
r.in.xyz: command not found


Might my installation be incorrect? My system is somewhat strange in
that it is installed on F:, not C:. There is no C-drive, except when I
attach removable drives.


2010/5/17, Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>:
>
> Hanlie Pretorius wrote:
>
>> I'm using winGrass 6.4RC6 and having trouble with some of the commands
>> shown in help documentation and I suspect it's because I'm using
>> Windows and not *nix.
>>
>> For example, when I try to run a command such as:
>> eval `cat VTL2733.XYZ | r.in.xyz -s -g in=- fs=space out=test`
>>
>> I get the error:
>> 'eval' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>> program or batch file'
>>
>> Can someone help me to fix this?
>
> The above command uses Bourne shell syntax. On Windows, you can use
> MSys, which may already be bundled with the GRASS installer (if not,
> you can get it via http://mingw.org/wiki/MSYS ). The shell is called
> "sh.exe".
>
>> If the answer is to install Cygwin,  is it possible to specify which part?
>
> Cygwin is overkill if you just need the shell.
>
> --
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
>