CYGWIN - Is it consider a subsystem?

31 Views Asked by DFairway At 23 July 2022 at 16:03

As it stands, I can’t quite understand;

Is Cygwin treated as a windows subsystem, or is it in itself a part of windows as well?

This opens other questions;

If it is, in fact, a subsystem; what do I do to include windows as part of that subsystem or vice versa; make cygwin a part of windows?

How do symlinks come into play?

Are symlinks the way to connect those two?

And do the permission settings also connect when you make cygwin a part of windows or vice versa?

Thank you in advance,

Sincerely ~D.Fairway

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matzeri On 23 July 2022 at 17:10

It is NOT a windows subsystem.
Cygwin is a user space POSIX enviroment