For all Cygwin-related questions, observations, suggestions and bug reports, please check the resources available at this site, such as the FAQ, the User's Guide and the mailing list archives.

Once you've installed your desired subset of the Cygwin distribution, the setup program will remember what you selected, so re-running it will update your system with any new package …

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.

Although the Cygwin DLL supports Win32 paths, not all Cygwin applications support them. Moreover, the usage of Win32 paths circumvents important internal path handling mechanisms.

2 days ago · To save on download time, please select a mirror near you when using setup to install or update Cygwin. Note: We automatically poll these mirrors periodically to ensure that …

I read the above but I want to bundle Cygwin with a product, and ship it to customer sites. How can I do this without conflicting with any Cygwin installed by the user?

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 …

A brief history of the Cygwin project Highlights of Cygwin Functionality Introduction Permissions and Security File Access Text Mode vs. Binary Mode ANSI C Library Process Creation Signals …

Cygwin/X is a port of the X Window System to the Cygwin API layer for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Cygwin provides a UNIX-like API, thereby minimizing the amount …

This section discusses how the Windows security model is utilized in Cygwin to implement POSIX account information, POSIX-like permissions, and how the Windows authentication model is …