Cygwin is a Linux like terminal tool that works on windows, this video sets up Cygwin to compile and execute C or C++ files in under 5 minutes.Įssential Packages for C/C++ Development: Just like how 'dir' is for directory (what the F * does 'ls' even stand for?)īut again, there's a LOT of reasons that *nix, posixisms, and even the C language were RIDICULED by the microcomputer community in the '80's and would probably be long dead and buried if not for Linus Torvalds.How to install CYGWIN for C/C++ Development on Windows. and really if you need a grep equivalent, that's what findstr is for. I dealt with that crap 30 years ago, why would I still be doing that crap today when I don't have to? Too much crap that should be a simple GUI page with checkboxes that you HAVE to google long cryptic dumbass commands to even accomplish. If I wanted to dick around with cryptic abbreviated commands I'd drag out my Trash-80 model 12 and boot up Xenix!Īdmittedly that's a LOT of my problem with *nix as a desktop OS be it Linux or FreeBSD. It's BAD when you make DOS look clear and verbose - and I've been saying that for near on three and a half decades. it shouldn't take longer to initialize a bloody shell than it does to launch a browser! The powershell is just painful to watch load.

I actually like the command shell just because it has the lowest memory footprint, loads faster, responds faster, and isn't as AGONIZINGLY AND POINTLESSLY CRYPTIC as sh and everything based on sh (like BASH) is. There are some quirky little issues with it that make it unpredictable. I don't recommend Git Bash as it's really just designed to provide git, not to be a full bash environment. Cygwin may also be slow on some systems, not sure why as some are just fine and others lag badly on i/o operations. I've found that nodejs and Cygwin don't get along.

bat file to shim ls to dir though ) Force of habit.

There should be a 'Nodejs command prompt' on your machine which is tailored for node, which works pretty well. If you are stuck on older Windows, you may find Cygwin works for git and bash while cmd/Powershell are good for running node/npm/yarn commands (and I do mean just those commands, where the windows support is pretty good). If you are on Windows 10 there is no question that WSL is the best option - being a full linux shell with deep Windows integration rather than an emulation (Cygwin, Git Bash, etc) or a full virtual machine (which works but is slow). So they are an apples-to-oranges comparison to bash shells. They were designed for a very different ecosystem. It's important to understand that CMD and Powershell are not bash shells and are not really trying to provide the same features.

Cmder vs cygwin