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https://github.com/10sr/pac-cyg

Pacman-like Package Manager for Cygwin (Fork of apt-cyg)
https://github.com/10sr/pac-cyg

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Pacman-like Package Manager for Cygwin (Fork of apt-cyg)

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CAUTION
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**This repository is not actively maintained now.**

pac-cyg
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A command-line installer for Cygwin which cooperates with Cygwin Setup and uses
the same repository. The options are similar to `pacman` of Arch Linux.

Basic Usage Examples
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To install packages, issue `pac-cyg -S tmux`.
Type `pac-cyg -Qs` to search installed packages, and `pac-cyg -R tmux`
to remove.

You have to run `pac-cyg -Sy` at least once to search or install packages.

Options
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pac-cyg [ ...] [ ...]

Operations:
-S Sync packages
-Q Query installed packages
-R Remove packages
-V Show version

Use 'pac-cyg -h' with an operation for available options for that operation.

### -S (Sync) ###

Synchronize packages (installing, searching remote repositories, ...).
Available options are:

-s Search repositories
-i Show infos about packages
-y Update repository databases
-h Print this help

No option to install packages.

### -Q (Query) ###

Query to view installed packages. Available options are:

-s Search installed packages
-i Show infos about installed packages (very simple, use -Si for
details)
-o Find package who owns given files or commands
-l List files owned by packages
-h Print this help

### -R (Remove) ###

Remove installed packages.

License
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This software is released under the GNU General Public License. See LICENSE for
details.

Acknowledgment
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`pac-cyg` is a fork project of [apt-cyg](https://code.google.com/p/apt-cyg/) by
Stephen Jungels, which provides an apt-get like interface for managing packages.
Thanks!