Run setup-x86_64.exe any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package for 64-bit windows. The gpg signature for setup-x86_64.exe can be used to verify the validity of this …

The Cygwin DLL currently works with all recent, commercially released x86_64 versions of Windows, starting with Windows 8.1. For more information see the FAQ.

Cygwin User's Guide The Cygwin User's Guide is now available in several formats: Several HTML files, with Table of Contents One large compressed HTML file One PDF file Alternatively, you …

What is it? Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows. It consists of a DLL (cygwin1.dll), which acts as an emulation layer providing substantial POSIX (Portable Operating System …

One of Cygwin's goals is to make it possible to mix Cygwin-ported POSIX programs with generic Windows programs. As a result, Cygwin allows to open files in text mode.

Cygwin is not a full operating system, and so must rely on Windows for accomplishing some tasks. For example, Cygwin provides a POSIX view of the Windows filesystem, but does not …

To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the Cygwin Setup program from the Cygwin homepage and click Next at each page. The default settings are correct for most users. If you want to …

To install the Cygwin net release, go to https://cygwin.com/ and run setup-x86_64.exe to install the 64 bit version of Cygwin. This will download a GUI installer which can be run to download …

Cygwin has a nice setup program that downloads and installs the necessary Cygwin packages for you.

Programmers wishing to port UNIX software to Windows NT will find that the Cygwin library provides an easy way to port many UNIX packages, with only minimal source code changes.