cygwin command to copy to windows clipboard
Cygwin comes with special device file called /dev/clipboard: echo foobar > /dev/clipboard # Puts “foobar\n” on the clipboard cat /dev/clipboard # Pastes clipboard to stdout
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How can I install MinGW-w64 and MSYS2?
Unfortunately, the MinGW-w64 installer you used sometimes has this issue. I myself am not sure about why this happens (I think it has something to do with Sourceforge URL redirection or whatever that the installer currently can’t handle properly enough). Anyways, if you’re already planning on using MSYS2, there’s no need for that installer. Download … Read more
How can I change my Cygwin home folder after installation?
Starting with Cygwin 1.7.34, the recommended way to do this is to add a custom db_home setting to /etc/nsswitch.conf. A common wish when doing this is to make your Cygwin home directory equal to your Windows user profile directory. This setting will do that: db_home: windows Or, equivalently: db_home: /%H You need to use the … Read more
apt-get for Cygwin?
Best I have ever used: apt-cyg package manager
How do I get the ‘clear’ command in Cygwin?
Install the Cygwin package ncurses; it is in the Utils category.
How to navigate to a directory in C:\ with Cygwin?
Use: cd /cygdrive/c