Top "Cygwin" questions

Cygwin is a collection of GNU and other Unix-like FOSS tools which run on MS Windows and provide functionality similar to a GNU/Linux distribution while (mostly) conforming to POSIX specifications.

Regex (grep) for multi-line search needed

Possible Duplicate: How can I search for a multiline pattern in a file ? Use pcregrep I'm running a grep to …

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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 …

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Objective-C for Windows

What would be the best way to write Objective-C on the Windows platform? Cygwin and gcc? Is there a way …

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How do I install cURL on cygwin?

I tried to enable curl on cygwin but it says bash: curl: command not found How do I install curl …

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apt-get for Cygwin?

Is there any apt-get-like program for use with Cygwin? I already tried cyg-apt but when I try I get this …

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How can I change my Cygwin home folder after installation?

I just installed Cygwin, and it looks like the home directory in the bash prompt is on my Z: drive. …

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Root user/sudo equivalent in Cygwin?

I'm trying to run a bash script in Cygwin. I get Must run as root, i.e. sudo ./scriptname errors. …

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Why does find -exec mv {} ./target/ + not work?

I want to know exactly what {} \; and {} \+ and | xargs ... do. Please clarify these with explanations. Below 3 commands run and output …

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Running a shell script through Cygwin on Windows

I have a bunch of shell scripts that used to run on a Linux machine. Now, we've switched over to …

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Git Extensions: Win32 error 487: Couldn't reserve space for cygwin's heap, Win32 error 0

Git Extensions: Everything was working fine until yesterday. But suddenly I am get this error when I try to pull …

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