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diff --git a/faq/faq.html b/faq/faq.html index 6be1e54e..8b847da9 100644 --- a/faq/faq.html +++ b/faq/faq.html @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> -<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>Cygwin FAQ</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><link rel="home" href="faq.html" title="Cygwin FAQ"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Cygwin FAQ</th></tr></table><hr></div><div lang="en" class="article"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="faq"></a>Cygwin FAQ</h2></div></div><hr></div><div class="qandaset"><a name="id1337"></a><dl><dt>1. <a href="faq.html#faq.about">About Cygwin</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>1.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.what">What is it?</a></dt><dt>1.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.supported">What versions of Windows are supported?</a></dt><dt>1.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.where">Where can I get it?</a></dt><dt>1.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.free">Is it free software?</a></dt><dt>1.5. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.version">What version of Cygwin is this, anyway?</a></dt><dt>1.6. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.who">Who's behind the project?</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>2. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup">Setting up Cygwin</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>2.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.setup">What is the recommended installation procedure?</a></dt><dt>2.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.automated">What about an automated Cygwin installation?</a></dt><dt>2.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.cli">Does the Cygwin Setup program accept command-line arguments?</a></dt><dt>2.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.noroot">Can I install Cygwin without administrator rights?</a></dt><dt>2.5. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.c">Why not install in C:\?</a></dt><dt>2.6. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.old-versions">Can I use the Cygwin Setup program to get old versions of packages (like gcc-2.95)?</a></dt><dt>2.7. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.install-security">How does Cygwin secure the installation and update process?</a></dt><dt>2.8. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.increase-install-security">What else can I do to ensure that my installation and updates are secure?</a></dt><dt>2.9. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.virus">Is the Cygwin Setup program, or one of the packages, infected with a virus?</a></dt><dt>2.10. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.hang">My computer hangs when I run Cygwin Setup!</a></dt><dt>2.11. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.what-packages">What packages should I download? Where are 'make', 'gcc', 'vi', etc? </a></dt><dt>2.12. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.everything">How do I just get everything?</a></dt><dt>2.13. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.disk-space">How much disk space does Cygwin require?</a></dt><dt>2.14. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.what-upgraded">How do I know which version I upgraded from?</a></dt><dt>2.15. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.setup-fails">What if the Cygwin Setup program fails?</a></dt><dt>2.16. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.name-with-space">My Windows logon name has a space in it, will this cause problems?</a></dt><dt>2.17. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.home">My HOME environment variable is not what I want.</a></dt><dt>2.18. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.uninstall-packages">How do I uninstall individual packages?</a></dt><dt>2.19. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.uninstall-service">How do I uninstall a Cygwin service?</a></dt><dt>2.20. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.uninstall-all">How do I uninstall all of Cygwin?</a></dt><dt>2.21. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.testrels">How do I install Cygwin test releases?</a></dt><dt>2.22. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.mirror">Can the Cygwin Setup program maintain a ``mirror''?</a></dt><dt>2.23. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.cd">How can I make my own portable Cygwin on CD?</a></dt><dt>2.24. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.registry">How do I save, restore, delete, or modify the Cygwin information stored in the registry?</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>3. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources">Further Resources</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>3.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.documentation">Where's the documentation?</a></dt><dt>3.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.mailing-lists">What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?</a></dt><dt>3.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.problems">What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>4. <a href="faq.html#faq.using">Using Cygwin</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>4.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.missing-dlls">Why can't my application locate cygncurses-8.dll? or cygintl-3.dll? or cygreadline6.dll? or ...?</a></dt><dt>4.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.startup-slow">Starting a new terminal window is slow. What's going on?</a></dt><dt>4.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.slow">Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow?</a></dt><dt>4.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shares">Why can't my services access network shares?</a></dt><dt>4.5. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.path">How should I set my PATH?</a></dt><dt>4.6. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.not-found">Bash (or another shell) says "command not found", but it's right there!</a></dt><dt>4.7. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.converting-paths">How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths?</a></dt><dt>4.8. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.bashrc">Why doesn't bash read my .bashrc file on startup?</a></dt><dt>4.9. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.bash-insensitive">How can I get bash filename completion to be case insensitive?</a></dt><dt>4.10. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.filename-spaces">Can I use paths/filenames containing spaces in them?</a></dt><dt>4.11. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shortcuts">Why can't I cd into a shortcut to a directory?</a></dt><dt>4.12. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.find">I'm having basic problems with find. Why?</a></dt><dt>4.13. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.su">Why doesn't su work?</a></dt><dt>4.14. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.man">Why doesn't man -k, +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>Cygwin FAQ</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><link rel="home" href="faq.html" title="Cygwin FAQ"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Cygwin FAQ</th></tr></table><hr></div><div lang="en" class="article"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="faq"></a>Cygwin FAQ</h2></div></div><hr></div><div class="qandaset"><a name="id1337"></a><dl><dt>1. <a href="faq.html#faq.about">About Cygwin</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>1.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.what">What is it?</a></dt><dt>1.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.supported">What versions of Windows are supported?</a></dt><dt>1.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.where">Where can I get it?</a></dt><dt>1.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.free">Is it free software?</a></dt><dt>1.5. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.version">What version of Cygwin is this, anyway?</a></dt><dt>1.6. <a href="faq.html#faq.what.who">Who's behind the project?</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>2. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup">Setting up Cygwin</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>2.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.setup">What is the recommended installation procedure?</a></dt><dt>2.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.automated">What about an automated Cygwin installation?</a></dt><dt>2.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.cli">Does the Cygwin Setup program accept command-line arguments?</a></dt><dt>2.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.noroot">Can I install Cygwin without administrator rights?</a></dt><dt>2.5. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.c">Why not install in C:\?</a></dt><dt>2.6. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.old-versions">Can I use the Cygwin Setup program to get old versions of packages (like gcc-2.95)?</a></dt><dt>2.7. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.install-security">How does Cygwin secure the installation and update process?</a></dt><dt>2.8. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.increase-install-security">What else can I do to ensure that my installation and updates are secure?</a></dt><dt>2.9. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.virus">Is the Cygwin Setup program, or one of the packages, infected with a virus?</a></dt><dt>2.10. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.hang">My computer hangs when I run Cygwin Setup!</a></dt><dt>2.11. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.what-packages">What packages should I download? Where are 'make', 'gcc', 'vi', etc? </a></dt><dt>2.12. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.everything">How do I just get everything?</a></dt><dt>2.13. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.disk-space">How much disk space does Cygwin require?</a></dt><dt>2.14. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.what-upgraded">How do I know which version I upgraded from?</a></dt><dt>2.15. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.setup-fails">What if the Cygwin Setup program fails?</a></dt><dt>2.16. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.name-with-space">My Windows logon name has a space in it, will this cause problems?</a></dt><dt>2.17. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.home">My HOME environment variable is not what I want.</a></dt><dt>2.18. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.uninstall-packages">How do I uninstall individual packages?</a></dt><dt>2.19. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.uninstall-service">How do I uninstall a Cygwin service?</a></dt><dt>2.20. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.uninstall-all">How do I uninstall all of Cygwin?</a></dt><dt>2.21. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.testrels">How do I install Cygwin test releases?</a></dt><dt>2.22. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.mirror">Can the Cygwin Setup program maintain a ``mirror''?</a></dt><dt>2.23. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.cd">How can I make my own portable Cygwin on CD?</a></dt><dt>2.24. <a href="faq.html#faq.setup.registry">How do I save, restore, delete, or modify the Cygwin information stored in the registry?</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>3. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources">Further Resources</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>3.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.documentation">Where's the documentation?</a></dt><dt>3.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.mailing-lists">What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?</a></dt><dt>3.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.problems">What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</a></dt><dt>3.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.run.local.website">How do I clone and run a local version of the cygwin website?</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>4. <a href="faq.html#faq.using">Using Cygwin</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>4.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.missing-dlls">Why can't my application locate cygncurses-8.dll? or cygintl-3.dll? or cygreadline6.dll? or ...?</a></dt><dt>4.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.startup-slow">Starting a new terminal window is slow. What's going on?</a></dt><dt>4.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.slow">Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow?</a></dt><dt>4.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shares">Why can't my services access network shares?</a></dt><dt>4.5. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.path">How should I set my PATH?</a></dt><dt>4.6. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.not-found">Bash (or another shell) says "command not found", but it's right there!</a></dt><dt>4.7. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.converting-paths">How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths?</a></dt><dt>4.8. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.bashrc">Why doesn't bash read my .bashrc file on startup?</a></dt><dt>4.9. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.bash-insensitive">How can I get bash filename completion to be case insensitive?</a></dt><dt>4.10. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.filename-spaces">Can I use paths/filenames containing spaces in them?</a></dt><dt>4.11. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shortcuts">Why can't I cd into a shortcut to a directory?</a></dt><dt>4.12. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.find">I'm having basic problems with find. Why?</a></dt><dt>4.13. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.su">Why doesn't su work?</a></dt><dt>4.14. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.man">Why doesn't man -k, apropos or whatis work?</a></dt><dt>4.15. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.chmod">Why doesn't chmod work?</a></dt><dt>4.16. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shell-scripts">Why doesn't my shell script work?</a></dt><dt>4.17. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.printing">How do I print under Cygwin?</a></dt><dt>4.18. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.unicode">Why don't international (Unicode) characters work?</a></dt><dt>4.19. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.weirdchars">My application prints international characters but I only see gray boxes</a></dt><dt>4.20. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.multiple-copies">Is it OK to have multiple copies of the DLL?</a></dt><dt>4.21. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.third-party.multiple-copies"> I read the above but I want to bundle Cygwin with a product, and ship it @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ somewhat different setup of a Cygwin 1.5.x release. As soon as somebody set this up for recent Cygwin releases, we might add this information here. </p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="faq.setup.registry"></a><a name="id1369"></a><p><b>2.24.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I save, restore, delete, or modify the Cygwin information stored in the registry?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Cygwin doesn't store anything important in the registry anymore for quite some time. There's no reason to save, restore or delete it. -</p></td></tr><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><h3 class="title"><a name="faq.resources"></a>3. Further Resources</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>3.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.documentation">Where's the documentation?</a></dt><dt>3.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.mailing-lists">What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?</a></dt><dt>3.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.problems">What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="faq.resources.documentation"></a><a name="id1371"></a><p><b>3.1.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Where's the documentation?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>If you have installed Cygwin, you can find lots of documentation in +</p></td></tr><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><h3 class="title"><a name="faq.resources"></a>3. Further Resources</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>3.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.documentation">Where's the documentation?</a></dt><dt>3.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.mailing-lists">What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?</a></dt><dt>3.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.resources.problems">What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</a></dt><dt>3.4. <a href="faq.run.local.website">How do I clone and run a local version of the cygwin website?</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="faq.resources.documentation"></a><a name="id1371"></a><p><b>3.1.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Where's the documentation?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>If you have installed Cygwin, you can find lots of documentation in <code class="literal">/usr/share/doc/</code>. Some packages have Cygwin specific instructions in a file <code class="literal">/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/<em class="replaceable"><code>package_name</code></em>.README</code>. @@ -567,8 +567,42 @@ and an API Reference at <a class="ulink" href="http://www.gnu.org/manual/"; target="_top">http://www.gnu.org/manual/</a>. </p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="faq.resources.mailing-lists"></a><a name="id1372"></a><p><b>3.2.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Comprehensive information about the Cygwin mailing lists can be found at <a class="ulink" href="https://cygwin.com/lists.html"; target="_top">https://cygwin.com/lists.html</a>. -</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="faq.resources.problems"></a><a name="id1373"></a><p><b>3.3.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Comprehensive information about reporting problems with Cygwin can be found at <a class="ulink" href="https://cygwin.com/problems.html"; target="_top">https://cygwin.com/problems.html</a>. -</p></td></tr><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><h3 class="title"><a name="faq.using"></a>4. Using Cygwin</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>4.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.missing-dlls">Why can't my application locate cygncurses-8.dll? or cygintl-3.dll? or cygreadline6.dll? or ...?</a></dt><dt>4.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.startup-slow">Starting a new terminal window is slow. What's going on?</a></dt><dt>4.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.slow">Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow?</a></dt><dt>4.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shares">Why can't my services access network shares?</a></dt><dt>4.5. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.path">How should I set my PATH?</a></dt><dt>4.6. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.not-found">Bash (or another shell) says "command not found", but it's right there!</a></dt><dt>4.7. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.converting-paths">How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths?</a></dt><dt>4.8. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.bashrc">Why doesn't bash read my .bashrc file on startup?</a></dt><dt>4.9. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.bash-insensitive">How can I get bash filename completion to be case insensitive?</a></dt><dt>4.10. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.filename-spaces">Can I use paths/filenames containing spaces in them?</a></dt><dt>4.11. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shortcuts">Why can't I cd into a shortcut to a directory?</a></dt><dt>4.12. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.find">I'm having basic problems with find. Why?</a></dt><dt>4.13. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.su">Why doesn't su work?</a></dt><dt>4.14. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.man">Why doesn't man -k, +</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="faq.resources.problems"></a><a name="id1373"></a><p><b>3.3.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Comprehensive information about reporting problems with Cygwin can be found at <a class="ulink" href="https://cygwin.com/problems.html"; target="_top">https://cygwin.com/problems.html</a>.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="faq.run.local.website"></a><a name="id1374"></a><p><b>3.4.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I clone and run a local version of the cygwin website?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>First, clone the website repository using <code class="literal">git clone https://cygwin.com/git/cygwin-htdocs.git</code>. </p> +<p>To retrieve the documentation files from the doc build, see <a href="#faq.programming.building-cygwin">newlib-cygwin install</a> and follow the instructions there. After building <code>newlib-cygwin</code>, return to the root of the cloned site and run <code class="literal">mkdir doc/preview</code>. Then, from the <code>build</code> directory of <code>newlib-cygwin</code>, copy the <code>winsup/doc/cygwin-ug-net</code> folder into the <code>doc/preview</code> directory in the site root.</p><p> +Next, ensure you have a server program capable of creating a local host using a <code>httpd.conf</code> file e.g. <code>httpd</code>. If you're on Windows, you can install <code>httpd</code> using <code class="literal">winget install ApacheLounge.httpd</code>, which works well for this purpose.</p><p>After installing a server program such as <code>httpd</code>, create a <code>httpd.conf</code> file in the site root. If you're using software like <code>XAMPP</code> or <code>AMPPS</code>, configure the <code>httpd.conf</code> using the example below as a guide. If you're using a command-line tool like <code>httpd</code>, you can also use the example below, just adjust the paths and other values as needed.</p> +<p><b>Tip:</b> Use <code>which httpd</code> to locate <code>path/to/Apache24/bin</code>, adjusting <code>Apache24/modules</code> accordingly.</p><pre class="screen"> +# httpd.conf (in current folder) +ServerRoot "c:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/bin" +Listen 8000 +ServerName localhost +DocumentRoot "C:/Users/NAME/cygwin-htdocs" + +LoadModule rewrite_module "C:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/modules/mod_rewrite.so" +LoadModule alias_module "C:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/modules/mod_alias.so" +LoadModule mime_module "C:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/modules/mod_mime.so" +LoadModule dir_module "C:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/modules/mod_dir.so" +LoadModule include_module "C:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/modules/mod_include.so" +LoadModule authz_core_module "C:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/modules/mod_authz_core.so" +LoadModule log_config_module "C:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/modules/mod_log_config.so" + +<Directory "C:/Users/NAME/cygwin-htdocs"> + Options +Includes +Indexes + AllowOverride All + Require all granted +</Directory> + +AddType text/html .html +AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .html +Options +Includes + +DirectoryIndex index.html + +TypesConfig "C:/Users/NAME/path/to/Apache24/conf/mime.types" +PidFile "C:/Users/NAME/cygwin-htdocs/httpd.pid" + +ErrorLog "C:/Users/NAME/cygwin-htdocs/error.log" +CustomLog "C:/Users/NAME/cygwin-htdocs/access.log" common +</pre><p>Make sure the <code>httpd.conf</code> file is in the root of the cloned site, then run <code class="literal">httpd.exe -f "%cd%\httpd.conf" -DFOREGROUND</code> to start the server. Once it's running, open <code>http://localhost:8000/</code> in your browser.</p></td></tr><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><h3 class="title"><a name="faq.using"></a>4. Using Cygwin</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>4.1. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.missing-dlls">Why can't my application locate cygncurses-8.dll? or cygintl-3.dll? or cygreadline6.dll? or ...?</a></dt><dt>4.2. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.startup-slow">Starting a new terminal window is slow. What's going on?</a></dt><dt>4.3. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.slow">Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow?</a></dt><dt>4.4. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shares">Why can't my services access network shares?</a></dt><dt>4.5. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.path">How should I set my PATH?</a></dt><dt>4.6. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.not-found">Bash (or another shell) says "command not found", but it's right there!</a></dt><dt>4.7. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.converting-paths">How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths?</a></dt><dt>4.8. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.bashrc">Why doesn't bash read my .bashrc file on startup?</a></dt><dt>4.9. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.bash-insensitive">How can I get bash filename completion to be case insensitive?</a></dt><dt>4.10. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.filename-spaces">Can I use paths/filenames containing spaces in them?</a></dt><dt>4.11. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shortcuts">Why can't I cd into a shortcut to a directory?</a></dt><dt>4.12. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.find">I'm having basic problems with find. Why?</a></dt><dt>4.13. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.su">Why doesn't su work?</a></dt><dt>4.14. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.man">Why doesn't man -k, apropos or whatis work?</a></dt><dt>4.15. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.chmod">Why doesn't chmod work?</a></dt><dt>4.16. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.shell-scripts">Why doesn't my shell script work?</a></dt><dt>4.17. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.printing">How do I print under Cygwin?</a></dt><dt>4.18. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.unicode">Why don't international (Unicode) characters work?</a></dt><dt>4.19. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.weirdchars">My application prints international characters but I only see gray boxes</a></dt><dt>4.20. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.multiple-copies">Is it OK to have multiple copies of the DLL?</a></dt><dt>4.21. <a href="faq.html#faq.using.third-party.multiple-copies"> I read the above but I want to bundle Cygwin with a product, and ship it -- 2.46.0.windows.1
