Top "Cygwin" questions

Control-r reverse-i-search in Bash: how do you "reset" the search in Cygwin?

How do you tell Ctrl + R reverse-i-search to "reset itself" and start searching from the bottom of your history every …

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Use PuTTY as a local terminal emulator?

Currently, I use PuTTY for SSHing into my linux server and Cygwin for local development when working on my Windows …

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bash: ssh-host-config: command not found

Does anyone have ANY ideas what could be causing this. I am on win 7. I have successfully setup everything using …

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How can I echo to /dev/tty?

Is there a way to send something like an "end of data" after executing echo "test" > /dev/tty1 in …

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How can I use COM and USB ports within Cygwin?

I want to send/receive data from my Arduino board with a Python script. I would like to do it …

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printf not printing to screen

If I try to run the following simple code under Cygwin on Windows 7, #include <stdio.h> int main() { …

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unistd.h related difficulty when compiling bison & flex program under vc++

I'm using bison & flex (downloaded via cygwin) with vc++. When I compile the program I got an error: ...: fatal …

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Cygwin vs Linux Virtual Machine for Development?

< skippable part > I work in IT (mostly desktop support and network administration) in a Windows environment, and I …

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Difference between msysgit and Cygwin + git?

What is the difference between msysgit and Cygwin + git? Now I'm using msysgit, but I don't like the Git Bash (…

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Updating file permissions with git-bash on Windows 7

How do I update file permissions with git-bash on Windows 7? I've tried the following without success: $ ls -al scripts/script.…

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