I tend to install absolutely the whole cygwin (32-bit and 64-bit in two different folders). Always use the stable, and install the debug, since it's easier this

I tend to install absolutely the whole cygwin (32-bit and 64-bit in two different folders). Always use the stable, and install the debug, since it's easier this way. It's quite big (~20 gb each install - but that includes all debug symbols). I'm using all the time Far Commander calling cygwin commands. Some of the commands are not "callable" since I'm not running Far Commander through bash.exe/sh.exe (it's possible but a bit unstable). For such cases when the cygwin command does not have .exe/.com/.bat extension I run it "sh -c cmd blah", or create shortcuts for most used commands: gitk.cmd (somewhere in my PATH) @start /B ash -c "DISPLAY=:0 exec /usr/bin/wish /usr/bin/%~n0 %*" I also have this in the Startup folder: startxwin - 1>nul 2>nul Tig is also awesome for git browsing.