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Cygwin provides a large collection of GNU and Open Source tools that provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows, plus a POSIX API DLL (cygwin1.dll) for substantial Linux API compatibility.
setup-x86_64.exe, mirror selection, package managementPATH, HOME, CYGWIN and other environment variables.bashrc, .bash_profile, and prompt customization/cygdrive/c = C:\)\n vs \r\n), mount options/proc, /dev, socket filespasswd/group files, ntseccygcheck — System information and package diagnosticscygpath — Convert between POSIX and Windows pathscygstart — Open files/URLs with associated Windows applicationsdumper — Create Windows minidumpsgetconf — Query POSIX system configurationgetfacl / setfacl — Get/set file access control listsldd — List shared library dependencieslocale — Display locale informationminidumper — Write a minidump of a running processmkgroup / mkpasswd — Generate group/passwd entries from Windows accountsmount / umount — Manage Cygwin mount tablepasswd — Change passwordspldd — List loaded DLLs for a processprofiler — Profile Cygwin programsps — List running processesregtool — Access the Windows registry from the shellsetmetamode — Control meta key behavior in the consolessp — Single-step profilerstrace — Trace system calls and signalstzset — Print POSIX-compatible timezone stringwindresgprof and sspREM Run a Cygwin command from a batch file
C:\cygwin64\bin\bash.exe -l -c "ls -la /home"
REM Convert a Windows path to POSIX for Cygwin
C:\cygwin64\bin\cygpath.exe -u "C:\Users\John Doe\Documents"
REM Convert a POSIX path back to Windows
C:\cygwin64\bin\cygpath.exe -w "/home/jdoe/project"| Variable | Purpose |
|---|---|
CYGWIN | Runtime options (e.g., nodosfilewarning, winsymlinks:nativestrict) |
HOME | User home directory |
PATH | Must include /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin for Cygwin tools |
SHELL | Default shell (typically /bin/bash) |
TERM | Terminal type for console applications |