apt-cyg/README.md

apt-cyg
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apt-cyg is a Cygwin package manager. It includes a command-line installer for
Cygwin which cooperates with Cygwin Setup and uses the same repository.

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<th>Command</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Analog</th>
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<td>install</td>
<td>Install packages</td>
<td>apt-get install</td>
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<td>remove</td>
<td>Remove packages</td>
<td>apt-get&nbsp;remove</td>
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<td>update</td>
<td>Update setup.ini</td>
<td>apt-get&nbsp;update</td>
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<td>show</td>
<td>Displays the package records for the named packages</td>
<td>apt-cache&nbsp;show</td>
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<td>list</td>
<td>
List packages matching given pattern. If no pattern is given, list all installed
packages.
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<td>dpkg --list</td>
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<td>search</td>
<td>Search for a filename from installed packages</td>
<td>dpkg --search</td>
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<td>download</td>
<td>Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives</td>
<td>apt-get&nbsp;install&nbsp;--download-only</td>
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<td>depends</td>
<td>Performs recursive dependency listings</td>
<td>apt-cache depends</td>
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<td>listfiles</td>
<td>List files owned by packages</td>
<td>dpkg --listfiles</td>
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<td>searchall</td>
<td>Search for a filename from all available packages</td>
<td>apt-file search</td>
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Quick start
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apt-cyg is a simple script. To install:

    lynx -source rawgit.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg/master/apt-cyg > apt-cyg
    install apt-cyg /bin

Example use of apt-cyg:

    apt-cyg install nano