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- How do I install cygwin components from the command line?
Is there a tool in the Cygwin package similar to apt-get on Debian or yum on redhat that allows me to install components from the command line?
- mingw - What is cygwin and what does it do - Stack Overflow
after searching about it i found some info (yet confusing for me) Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows i found the above line in wikipedia but what
- updates - How to install new packages on Cygwin? - Super User
There is no package management in Cygwin outside of the setup program The setup only applies updates to your current installation, it does not overwrite packages that what you already have (unless you have explicitly said so) So rerun the setup program to install new packages
- Best terminal environment for Cygwin Windows? - Stack Overflow
The unicode replacement for rxvt in Cygwin is urxvt, the package name under Cygwin is rxvt-unicode-X urxvt also has other nice features, such as many downloadable plugins - including one that gives you multiple tabs per window, and a client server architecture that makes it use a lot less resources if you have many windows (urxvtc urxvtd)
- What is the difference between Cygwin and MinGW?
What is Cygwin? Cygwin is a compatibility layer that makes it easy to port simple Unix-based applications to Windows, by emulating many of the basic interfaces that Unix-based operating systems provide, such as pipes, Unix-style file and directory access, and so on as documented by the POSIX standards
- Where can I download an offline installer of Cygwin?
80 I need an offline installer with most of the utilities commonly needed Somehow the default installer confuses me with all its package selection I installed Cygwin but I can't find the diff utility after the installation
- windows - Installing Make in Cygwin - Stack Overflow
For more (generic) details, check [Cygwin]: Installing and Updating Cygwin Packages [Cygwin]: Cygwin FAQ - Does the Cygwin Setup program accept command-line arguments? might also be a good starting point for command line options (check [SO]: Installing Make in Cygwin (@PJain's answer)) Final note: Cygwin is kind of obsolete
- windows - How can I open a cygwin terminal? - Stack Overflow
3 When you install cygwin, it normally installs a " bat" file at the top of the directory-tree containing cygwin, which can run a command-window For example: @echo off C: chdir C:\cygwin64\bin bash --login -i The exact location of the cygwin tree is relevant to the script, of course, and details change occasionally
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