cygwin Questions

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i was trying to install libpcap under cygwin on windows 7 but i had this error: $ ./configure . . . . . configure: error: see the INSTALL for more info how can i solve this? i am using libp...
Coadjutrix asked 7/3, 2010 at 12:41

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I'm writing a script that will run from the Task Scheduler. It's not executing correctly from the Scheduler, but will execute correctly from the command line. (Possibly a permissions issue?) I want...
Tyrothricin asked 16/11, 2011 at 19:53

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I installed Cygwin on windows and one of the default packages is git tab completion, but I don't have tab completion. I did some searching and found a note saying it isn't enabled by default. I co...
Onionskin asked 10/9, 2013 at 15:20

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PREAMBLE: the question is wildly obsolete. The NDK build/native debugging system doesn't work like this anymore. Directly related to this question. How can I make the include directive in makefile...
Hotshot asked 10/11, 2011 at 2:39

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Today I noticed my cygwin shell is showing the wrong time. It is actually UTC time while it is supposed to be my local time. As soon as I unset the TZ variable it shows the local time. Here are so...
Tormentor asked 31/10, 2016 at 21:24

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I have googled and found many solutions but none work for me. I am trying to clone from one machine by connecting to the remote server which is in the LAN network. Running this command from anothe...
Powerless asked 22/1, 2014 at 8:32

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Migrating to Visual Studio Code, I'm having trouble with the way it generates git commands from the IDE (Source Control panel, + symbol to add to the repo). Getting errors like this: > git add ...
Limewater asked 1/2, 2024 at 1:36

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Git push hangs everytime I try to push to github. I am using Cygwin and Windows 7. Git functions fine locally tracking branches, providing status, setting global user.name and user.email and allowi...
Ger asked 3/6, 2013 at 21:29

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I'm setting up a new machine and installing sdkman on Cygwin to install Java. I had this exact setup working on my previous machine, also Win 10. Installed Cygwin, and required for sdkman, instal...
Bergwall asked 8/6, 2019 at 19:17

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How can I create a Cygwin shortcut that will open Cygwin at a specific folder? This would obviate having to type cd /cygdrive/c/Users/Tom/Desktop/ each time I launch Cygwin.
Duodiode asked 9/3, 2012 at 16:32

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For example, running wget https://www.dropbox.com results in the following errors: ERROR: The certificate of `www.dropbox.com' is not trusted. ERROR: The certificate of `www.dropbox.com' has...
Nod asked 10/2, 2012 at 7:35

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I just had my desktop computer replaced. Both my previous computer and this one have Windows XP. In order to work with the many Linux servers we have, I installed Cygwin along with its xterm ...
Aleenaleetha asked 5/2, 2009 at 2:54

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I have instaled Cygwin after running MinGW for a while now. But when I try to compile the console gives me: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/4.9.2/cc1.exe: error while loading shared libraries: ?: ca...
Evelinevelina asked 8/5, 2015 at 16:10

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I'm attempting to get into the directory /cygdrive/c/Users/my dir/Documents: $ DOCS="/cygdrive/c/Users/my\ dir/Documents" $ echo $DOCS /cygdrive/c/Users/my\ dir/Documents $ cd $DOCS -ba...
Tamie asked 19/8, 2013 at 21:33

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I see some tutorials online but they only show how to install git onto Cygwin AS you are installing Cygwin. I already have cygwin installed and customized so I'd prefer not to repeat that step. How...
Morphia asked 8/10, 2015 at 3:18

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I am using Cygwin and Git. Every time I push/pull to a repo on Bitbucket with a https url I am asked to enter a password. Is there a way to store these credentials (like with ssh-keys)? I tried ...
Aleksandr asked 8/9, 2013 at 12:57

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Hi i have the following process which i cant kill: I am running cygwin in windows xp 32 bit. I have tried issuing the following commands: /bin/kill -f 4760 /bin/kill -9 5000 kill -9 5000 kill...
Shiny asked 4/6, 2012 at 7:19

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Running bash commands in cygwin produce the following error: $ ls ls: command not found This is a question that I self-answered on my tech blog where I keep the tech-tips which I need to give to m...
Kwok asked 10/2, 2013 at 11:25

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I ran a program on Windows 7 that was compiled under Cygwin and passed "NUL" as an output file name. Instead of suppressing output it actually created a file named "NUL" in the current directory. (...
Sturmabteilung asked 26/7, 2013 at 14:5

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I'm trying to compile the NIST Biometric Image Software, and I have been having trouble all day. I finally got the source checked out right, and I installed cygwin with no problems (I have used it ...
Miscellany asked 24/6, 2011 at 21:5

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I need to return results for two different matches from a single file. grep "string1" my.file correctly returns the single instance of string1 in my.file grep "string2" my.file correctly retu...
Lists asked 24/10, 2011 at 11:14

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taken form here - explaining how to install apt-cyg Install apt-cyg You may have heard of programs like apt-get (Ubuntu), yum/dnf (Fedora), pacman (Arch), or brew (Mac OS X)... .. .The analo...
Benzoin asked 24/7, 2017 at 17:11

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I have tried from my office it show available download site. Then I used same installer (setup-x86_64.exe) at home it not show anything. Both my pc (office and home) i set up google dns. Is it beca...
Cholecyst asked 23/2, 2015 at 12:34

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To generate the .ssh dir I use this command: ssh-keygen taken from this tutorial: http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/Tutorials/Hadoop/05%20-%20Setup%20SSHD.html But the .ssh directory is not created so w...
Daubigny asked 3/3, 2013 at 20:21

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How to uninstall MinGW? I have installed it for some software but now I don't use that software at all and so I need to remove the MinGW in order to use Cygwin for android development. How to se...
Denier asked 1/4, 2013 at 10:26

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