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Cygwin version 2, including all changes.
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A [POSIX] [API] implementation for MicrosoftWindows. |
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Provides libc, and all the neato unix programs you've come to love and expect (such as bash, cat, dd, ls, vi, gcc etc) |
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A large DLL maps standard unix functions to the Windows win32api/C run time dlls, and implements the other functions that can't be mapped. Also does things like path translation (eg changing the directory separator from "/" to "\\") so that many unix programs can be ported to windows (using a ported gcc) without requiring code changes. |