[TriLUG] cygwin reviews

[Roy Vestal]

I'm using rsync and sftp functions via cywin install fine using Windows 
2003 Server's "Scheduled Tasks" to backup my SQL Server 2005 DB's.

Secret? put "C:\cygwin\bin" in your PATH Environment variable. Works 
everytime! :)

William Sutton wrote:
> When considering Cygwin, keep in mind that the specific utility you want 
> will have to run under Cygwin's environment.  That means no standalone 
> rsync jobs (you'll have to force any Windows tasks to run rsync through 
> Cygwin, something I was unable to do when I attempted to get Apache to 
> start on system bootup).
>
> You might also check the Cygwin archives.
>
> FWIW.
>
> William Sutton
>
>
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2008, Kevin Hunter wrote:
>
>   
>> At 5:42pm -0400 on Mon, 27 Oct 2008, Jason Watts wrote:
>>     
>>> I am considering doing some rsync stuff between a few windows systems and
>>> have heard about cygwin a few times.  Does anyone on here use it and is
>>> there any other/better recommended things to use?  Just asking for opinions
>>> before I start installing things on my PC's
>>>       
>> If it's *just* for rsync stuff, I might suggest to install piecemeal
>> what you need:
>>
>> http://sf.net/projects/rsyncwin32/
>>
>> If you want other *nix tools and functionality, then consider cygwin.
>> Cygwin's great (installing it right now, in fact), but it's not the
>> solution to *every* problem.
>>
>> It's also one of those things that you'll need to use to get a feel for
>> it.  Don't be a PHB!  :-)
>>
>> Kevin
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