Integrating Cygwin

You can install either Cygwin or WSL to use the familiar Unix/Linux tools on Windows.

Cygwin is a free and open-source implementation of GNU/Posix tools (like ls, nano, vim, etc).

Install Cygwin
- https://cygwin.com/install.html
- Recommended Install apt-cyg: https://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg
- Add Cygwin installation to PATH (How to?)
Install the 'chere' package in Cygwin (e.g. by running apt-cyg install chere inside Cygwin console).
Create a new task by clicking the + button in Startup > Tasks
Edit the name to something more recognizable (Cygwin)
Figure out the install directory of Cygwin and replace <cygwin_dir> with it in the following instructions
Change Task parameters to /icon <cygwin_dir>\Cygwin-Terminal.ico
Change Commands to <cygwin_dir>\cygwin.bat -c "/bin/xhere /bin/bash.exe '%V'"
(Optional) Set a Hotkey like LShift + Alt + 3 to open Cygwin in Cmder

After the installation, you can Cygwin binaries to PATH so that you can use them natively in a Windows shell (e.g. Cmder).

Open System Properties using either:
- Control Panel → System → Advanced system settings
- Win + Pause/Break
Click on Environment Variables… in the Advanced tab
From the System variables (or User variables if you are not an admin),
select the Path variable and click Edit…
Depending on what version of Windows you have:
- Windows 10: Click on New… button and enter the following:
- Windows 7: Append a ; character to the end of line, then enter the following:
```
C:\Cygwin\bin
```
✅ Note: In case you didn't install Cygwin to its default folder, you should substitute this path with your installation directory.
This should the installation directory followed by \bin for the binaries directory.
e.g.: C:\path\to\the\cygwin\bin

Tip: Don't forget to prepend the ; on Windows 7 and older, e.g.:
[current_path];C:\Cygwin\bin
Press the Ok button where needed, until all open windows are saved.

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