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Check if Cygwin or Windows CMD

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#1: Jan 6 '09
Hi all
I am trying to verify from my Perl script, whether the environment I am running in is Cygwin or Windows CMD.

Thanks In Advance

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#2: Jan 6 '09

re: Check if Cygwin or Windows CMD


Try this:

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  1. for $keys (keys %ENV) {
  2.    print "$keys = $ENV{$keys}\n";
  3. }
  4.  
See if COMSPEC is defined, something like:

COMSPEC = C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM

I am not really sure it that tells you what you need to know but its a place to start until you get a better suggestion.
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