Topics tagged cygwin

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
How did I install GitHub CLI to Cygwin on Windows 10? Git cygwin , github , git , windows-10 , windows , env-path , github-cli	1	25	August 29, 2025
How did I fix «cp: cannot create symbolic link '<...>': No such file or directory» in Cygwin? Cygwin cygwin , environment-variable , windows , cygwin-environment-variable , symbolic-link , winsymlinks	2	34	April 4, 2025
How do I create a symbolik link in Windows 10 via Cygwin? Cygwin cygwin , filesystem , windows-10 , windows , symbolic-link , windows-environment-variable , environment-variable , cygwin-environment-variable , winsymlinks	3	26	April 4, 2025
Why could `cp` in Cygwin could fail with the error «cp: cannot create symbolic link '<...>': No such file or directory» in the `winsymlinks:nativestrict` mode? Cygwin cygwin , filesystem , windows , symbolic-link , winsymlinks	1	60	April 4, 2025
A comparison of symbolic link types in Windows and Cygwin Cygwin cygwin , filesystem , windows , symbolic-link	0	65	April 4, 2025
Why does my `~/.ssh` Cygwin folder belong to «Account Unknown»? Cygwin windows-permissions , cygwin , ssh , windows , filesystem , ssh_config , windows-account , windows-account-unknown	1	11	October 10, 2024
Why does `icacls` for files created inside the `~/.ssh` folder in Cygwin return a result different from files created in the same way in other folders? Cygwin icacls , windows-permissions , cygwin , ssh , filesystem , windows , ssh_config , cygwin-permissions	0	10	October 10, 2024
How to use the Windows `%LOCALAPPDATA%` environment variable in Cygwin? Cygwin windows-appdata , cygwin , windows , filesystem , cygwin-environment-variable	1	14	October 6, 2024
How to delete the IntelliJ IDEA caches folder from the command line on Windows? IntelliJ IDEA intellij-idea , windows-appdata , windows , cygwin , cygwin-environment-variable , filesystem	1	1095	October 6, 2024
Why does Git in Cygwin ignore the `db_home` value in `etc/nsswitch.conf`? Cygwin home-directory , cygwin , git , nsswitch , windows	0	16	September 26, 2024
How did I force Git to use the correct `HOME` directory in Cygwin? Cygwin home-directory , cygwin , git , windows , nsswitch	0	13	September 26, 2024
How did I fix the «Could not open input file» issue for Composer in Cygwin? Cygwin windows , composer , cygwin , bash , bash-profile , bash-alias , bat	1	505	August 22, 2024
The `CYGWIN` environment variable Cygwin windows-environment-variable , cygwin , environment-variable , windows , cygwin-environment-variable	0	8	August 18, 2024
How do I run Sass in Cygwin? Cygwin cygwin , windows , sass	1	160	February 20, 2024
How do I run a `*.bat` script in Cygwin without specifying the `.bat` extension? Cygwin cygwin , windows , bat , bash , bash-profile , bash-alias	1	209	February 20, 2024
How did I install `jpegoptim` to Windows 10 via Cygwin? Cygwin image-processing , jpeg , cygwin , windows , windows-windows-10	1	179	February 10, 2024
How to connect to MySQL from Cygwin? MySQL windows , mysql , cygwin , env-path , windows-environment-variable , mysql-configuration-file , environment-variable	1	580	February 9, 2024
How did I install WP-CLI to Windows? WordPress windows , wordpress , cygwin , wp-cli , bash , bash-profile , bash-alias	1	183	December 25, 2023
How did I fix «hostfile_replace_entries: link /cygdrive/<…>/.ssh/known_hosts to /cygdrive/<…>/.ssh/known_hosts.old: Permission denied» for Cywgin? Cygwin ssh , cygwin , takeown , icacls , windows-permissions , cygwin-permissions , filesystem , windows-ownership	1	358	October 29, 2023
My `~/.ssh/config` for Cygwin Cygwin windows , networking , cygwin , ssh , ssh_config	1	273	September 15, 2023
How to distinguish Cygwin and Git for Windows in a running bash script? Cygwin windows , cygwin , bash , git-for-windows , bash-profile	1	297	June 10, 2023
How do I setup the console window title via `.bash_profile` for Cygwin and Git for Windows? Cygwin windows , console-title , git-for-windows , bash-environment-variable , cygwin , bash , windows-10-bootstrap , environment-variable , bash-profile	1	314	June 10, 2023
How do I setup a shortcut for Cygwin's `bash.exe` on the Desktop? Cygwin windows , windows-desktop , windows-shortcut , cygwin	1	436	May 6, 2023
How do I add Cygwin to the File Explorer's context menu in Windows? Cygwin windows , windows-context-menu , cygwin , windows-registry , mintty	1	763	May 6, 2023
How to avoid the `TAB` substitution on pasting a text to Cygwin? Cygwin windows , cygwin , windows-console	1	269	June 9, 2023
Mintty: a terminal emulator for Cygwin Cygwin windows , mintty , cygwin	0	226	June 9, 2023
How do I configure Mintty for Cygwin? Cygwin windows , cygwin , windows-10 , mintty	0	275	April 26, 2023
How do I install Cygwin to Windows 10? Cygwin windows , windows-10-bootstrap , cygwin , windows-10 , takeown	1	473	April 7, 2023
How to kill all Cygwin processes? Cygwin windows , cygwin , process , taskkill	2	727	May 28, 2023
How to restart all Cygwin processes? Cygwin windows , cygwin , process	1	482	May 25, 2023

How did I install GitHub CLI to Cygwin on Windows 10?

Git

cygwin , github , git , windows-10 , windows , env-path , github-cli

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25

August 29, 2025

How did I fix «cp: cannot create symbolic link '<...>': No such file or directory» in Cygwin?

Cygwin

cygwin , environment-variable , windows , cygwin-environment-variable , symbolic-link , winsymlinks

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34

April 4, 2025

How do I create a symbolik link in Windows 10 via Cygwin?

Cygwin

cygwin , filesystem , windows-10 , windows , symbolic-link , windows-environment-variable , environment-variable , cygwin-environment-variable , winsymlinks

3

26

April 4, 2025

Why could `cp` in Cygwin could fail with the error «cp: cannot create symbolic link '<...>': No such file or directory» in the `winsymlinks:nativestrict` mode?

Cygwin

cygwin , filesystem , windows , symbolic-link , winsymlinks

1

60

April 4, 2025

A comparison of symbolic link types in Windows and Cygwin

Cygwin

cygwin , filesystem , windows , symbolic-link