apt-cyg

apt-cyg is a command-line installer for Cygwin which cooperates with Cygwin Setup and uses the same repository. The syntax is similar to apt-get. Usage examples:

• 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 list [pattern(s)] to list packages matching given pattern. If no pattern is given, list all installed packages.
• apt-cyg show <pattern(s)> to show packages matching patterns
• apt-cyg search <commands or files> to locate parent packages

Quick start

apt-cyg is a simple script. Once you have a copy, make it executable:

chmod +x /bin/apt-cyg

Optionally place apt-cyg in a bin/ folder on your path.

Then use apt-cyg, for example:

apt-cyg install nano

Contributing

This project has been re-published on GitHub to make contributing easier. Feel free to fork and modify this script.

The Google Code project also has a list of open issues.

Changelog

[2013-10-23] added multiarch support, autor: https://github.com/aguynamedryan/apt-cyg

[2013-10-23] added xz archives support, autor: ernierasta