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Unable to maximize cygwin after opening from context menu

Using the chere command at this link I was able to add the 'open bash terminal here' to my windows shell.

However, it looks like rather than opening in a regular cygwin shell it opens in a cmd prompt that's running cygwin. I am unable to maximize cygwin fully. I can change the settings via properties for the cmd window, but then it ALWAYS opens like that, instead of in the regular smaller screen.

Is there a way to maximize the shell to its full maximum size (the whole screen)? I'll accept a command that I type in, so long as I can get it to work.

Solution

  • From the top comment on this answer I was able to specify mintty as the shell that opened with

    chere -i -f -t mintty

    (the -f overrides the previous chere command, the -t mintty specifies which terminal to open)