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Cygwin

Useful packages

Section titled “Useful packages”
Terminal window
# Install atuin and import fish history
# Install cargo-update to allow future updates
cargo install atuin cargo-update
atuin import fish


# Commands for reference


# Run the setup program with switches per:
# https://www.cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.setup.cli
# -B = no admin
# -q = quiet
# -n = no shortcuts
# -N = no start menu shortcuts
# -d = no desktop shortcut
# -v = verbose
# -R = root directory of cygwin
# -s = site to get packages (do not use it for now due to problems), should be -s https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca
# -l = local package directory
# -P <comma-separated list of packages to install>
cmd /c %USERPROFILE%/scoop/apps/cygwin/current/cygwin-setup.exe -B -q -n -N -d -v -R %USERPROFILE%\scoop\persist\cygwin\root -l %USERPROFILE%\scoop\persist\cygwin\packages -P git,openssh,inetutils,p7zip,python3,fzf,fish,fzf-fish,fzf-bash,fzf-bash-completion,lynx,wget,rsync,tmux,stow,vim,make
# optional: ,dolphin
# or cmd:
cd C:\Users\username\scoop\apps\cygwin\current
.\cygwin-setup.exe -B -q -n -N -d -v -R c:\tools\cygwin -l C:\tools\cygwin -P git,openssh,inetutils,p7zip,python3,fzf,fish,fzf-fish,fzf-bash,fzf-bash-completion,lynx,wget,rsync,tmux,stow,vim,make

Example Installed packages

Section titled “Example Installed packages”
  • git
  • SSH
  • OpenSSH
  • inetutils
  • p7zip (Unix port of 7zip)
  • emacs
  • python3
  • fish - fish shell
  • fzf with bash/fish key bindings and completion
  • lynx - text browser or use Emacs eww instead
  • rysnc
  • wget

Fish on Cygwin

Section titled “Fish on Cygwin”

Cygwin on Windows

Section titled “Cygwin on Windows”

If fish_config does not work, try the following:

To get fishconfig to work, follow instructions at Error starting the fishconfig web ui in WSL

Terminal window
# switch to fish help
help
# observe the URL in your browser
# copy the part in front of /usr....
# e.g. /C:/usr/bin/ptbl/PortableApps/CygwinPortable


cd /usr/share/fish/tools/web_config
sudo chmod 777 webconfig.py
# modify webconfig.py
chmod 644 webconfig.py


# Run fish config
fish_config
# Open the URL provided
# Press enter to end sessions
# Change line to
# Open temporary file as URL
# Use open on macOS >= 10.12.5 to work around #4035.
fileurl = "file://" + f.name
# To something like
fileurl = "file:///C:/usr/bin/ptbl/PortableApps/CygwinPortable" + f.name

Get Git credential manager set up for Git in Cygwin

Section titled “Get Git credential manager set up for Git in Cygwin”

Install latest release of git-credential-manager: Secure, cross-platform Git credential storage with authentication Follow instructions to do git config for the manager or configure individual repositories.