apt-cyg is a Cygwin package manager. It includes a command-line installer for Cygwin which cooperates with Cygwin Setup and uses the same repository.
| Command | Description | Analog |
|---|---|---|
| install | Install packages | apt-get install |
| remove | Remove packages | apt-get remove |
| update | Update setup.ini | apt-get update |
| show | Displays the package records for the named packages | apt-cache show |
| list | List packages matching given pattern. If no pattern is given, list all installed packages. | dpkg --list |
| search | Search for a filename from installed packages | dpkg --search |
| download | Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives | apt-get install --download-only |
| depends | Performs recursive dependency listings | apt-cache depends |
| listfiles | List files owned by packages | dpkg --listfiles |
apt-cyg is a simple script. To install:
lynx -source rawgit.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg/master/apt-cyg > apt-cyg
install apt-cyg /bin
Example use of apt-cyg:
apt-cyg install nano