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apt-cyg is a command-line installer for Cygwin which cooperates with Cygwin Setup and uses the same repository. The syntax is based on apt-get but simplified. You can use commands like
- "apt-cyg install <package names>" to install packages
- "apt-cyg remove <package names>" to remove packages
- "apt-cyg update" to update setup.ini
- "apt-cyg show" to show installed packages
- "apt-cyg find <pattern(s)>" to find packages matching patterns
- "apt-cyg describe <pattern(s)>" to describe packages matching patterns
- "apt-cyg packageof <commands or files>" to locate parent packages
It's important to realize that apt-cyg cannot install Cygwin from scratch. Before you can use apt-cyg, at least the following must be installed: bash, wget, tar, gawk and bzip2.
If you have already installed Cygwin and you are looking for a convenient way to install additional software from the command line, apt-cyg may be just what you need.
