diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 013ad55..ac6c8a3 100755
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -759,7 +759,10 @@ __EOF__
 }
 
 open_file(){
-    if iswindows
+    if iscygwin
+    then
+        cygstart "$@"
+    elif ismsys
     then
         cmd.exe //c start "" "$@"
     elif isdarwin