From: Robert Oliver Date: 2006-10-27T06:22:22+09:00 Subject: Re: How do I tell when I'm on Cygwin? ------=_Part_37549_15884598.1161897729260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 10/26/06, Austin Ziegler wrote: > > The bash shell isn't necessary on Windows (not if you know how to use > the existing command shell well enough or you use something like Total > Commander, like I do). I don't use openssh on Windows, I use PuTTY. I > have most of the GNU tools that I need through GnuWin32. I use a > native TeX build. > > Why do you think you need bash on Windows? IME, you only need it if > you're having to run Unix-style shell scripts. I know how to use the Windows shell very well, but it kinda sucks :) Bash is way better than CMD.EXE. Cygwin provides a nice way to use many UNIX tools in Windows. It's a nice comprehensive collection and you can even use it to build most UNIX software without a whole lot of trouble. What can be so bad about it? -- Robert W. Oliver II President, OCS Solutions, Inc. - Web Hosting and Development http://www.ocssolutions.com/ Toll-Free Phone - 1-800-672-8415 OCS Ruby Forums - http://www.rubyforums.com/ My Blog - http://www.rwoliver.com/ ------=_Part_37549_15884598.1161897729260--