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Cygwin

Cygwin (/ˈsɪɡwɪn/ SIG-win) is a free and open-source Unix-like environment and command-line interface (CLI) for Microsoft Windows. The project also provides a software repository containing open-source packages. Cygwin allows source code for Unix-like operating systems to be compiled and run on Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based…

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64-bit32-bitAPIUnixGNU
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Free and open-sourceUnix-likeEnvironmentCommand-line interfaceMicrosoft Windows
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Developers
Cygnus Solutions, Red Hat, Cygwin project volunteers
License
GPLv3, LGPLv3
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Original authors
Steve Chamberlain, Cygnus Solutions
Release
October 18, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-10-18)
Repository
cygwin.com/git/newlib-cygwin.git

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Cygwin

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples64
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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Cygwin

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related to Description · 16
Cygwin → Apache, API, Cygwin's, Desktop Environment, GCC, GDB, GNOME, GNU, Internet, POSIX, Programmers, TeX, Unix, Window System, Windows, Windows API
related to Software packages · 15
Cygwin → Additional, Cygwin Ports, Cygwin's, Desktop Environment, Examples, GNOME, GTK, Most, MySQL, PHP, Qt, The Cygwin Ports, The Cygwin/X, Unix, Windows
related to history · 14
Cygwin → Chamberlain, COFF, Cygnus, Cygwin32, GCC, GNU, He, Initially, Steve Chamberlain, Unix, When Microsoft, Win32, Windows, Windows NT
related to Technical details · 9
Cygwin → CRLF, Cygwin-specific, Filesystems, Initial, LF, POSIX, Unix, UTF-8 Unicode, Windows
Developers · 1
Cygwin → Cygnus Solutions, Red Hat, Cygwin project volunteers
License · 1
Cygwin → GPLv3, LGPLv3
Operating system · 1
Cygwin → Microsoft Windows
Original authors · 1
Cygwin → Steve Chamberlain, Cygnus Solutions
Release · 1
Cygwin → October 18, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-10-18)
Repository · 1
Cygwin → cygwin.com/git/newlib-cygwin.git

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windows posix gnu environment project system unix-like version software packages open-source library unix api cygnus programs default systems also win32

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CygwinDevelopersCygnus Solutions, Red Hat, Cygwin project volunteers1.00infobox
CygwinLicenseGPLv3, LGPLv31.00infobox
CygwinOperating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
CygwinOriginal authorsSteve Chamberlain, Cygnus Solutions1.00infobox
CygwinReleaseOctober 18, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-10-18)1.00infobox
CygwinRepositorycygwin.com/git/newlib-cygwin.git1.00infobox
CygwinStable release3.6.6-1 / 9 January 2026; 7 months ago (9 January 2026)1.00infobox
CygwinTypePOSIX standard utilities, POSIX standard library, C standard library, compatibility layer1.00infobox
CygwinWebsitecygwin.com1.00infobox
CygwinWritten inC/C++1.00infobox
Cygwinrelated to DescriptionPOSIX0.60section
Cygwinrelated to DescriptionAPI0.60section

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