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Cygwin
Sign in to saveCygwin ( ) is a free and open-source Unix-like environment and command-line interface (CLI) for Microsoft Windows. The project also provides a software repository containing open-source packages. Cygwin allows source code for Unix-like operating systems to be compiled and run on Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications.
Key facts
- Software.name
- Cygwin
- Software.logo
- Cygwin logo.svg
- Software.screenshot
- Cygwin X11 rootless WinXP.png
- Software.caption
- Running Cygwin, including Cygwin/X, under Windows XP
- Software.author
- Steve Chamberlain, Cygnus Solutions
- Software.developer
- Cygnus Solutions, Red Hat, Cygwin project volunteers
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows
- Software.programming language
- C/C++
- Software.genre
- POSIX standard utilities, POSIX standard library, C standard library, compatibility layer
- Software.license
- GPLv3, LGPLv3
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Cygwin ( ) is a free and open-source Unix-like environment and command-line interface (CLI) for Microsoft Windows. The project also provides a software repository containing open-source packages. Cygwin allows source code for Unix-like operating systems to be compiled and run on Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications.
The terminal emulator mintty is the default command-line interface provided to interact with the environment. The Cygwin installation directory layout mimics the root file system of Unix-like systems, with directories such as /bin, /home, /etc, /usr, and /var.
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