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Project Summary

Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows.
It consists of an emulation DLL providing Linux API functionality, and ports of thousands of Linux tools to Windows.

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cross-platform emulation posix shell ssh sysadmin terminal tools unix utility windows xterm x-windows

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Project Security

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C++
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C
35%
Make
10%
15 Other
18%

30 Day Summary

Jul 23 2025 — Aug 22 2025

12 Month Summary

Aug 22 2024 — Aug 22 2025
  • 521 Commits
    Up + 104 (24%) from previous 12 months
  • 57 Contributors
    Up + 15 (35%) from previous 12 months

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