CAUTION

This repository is not actively maintained now.

pac-cyg

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

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

pac-cyg <operation> [<option> ...] [<target> ...]

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

-R (Remove)

Remove installed packages.

License

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

Acknowledgment

pac-cyg is a fork project of apt-cyg by Stephen Jungels, which provides an apt-get like interface for managing packages. Thanks!