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From:	Andrew DeFaria <Andrew AT DeFaria DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Beginner question: Cygwin bash vs. cygwin/bin directory in DOS
Date:	Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:48:10 -0700
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Nathan Green wrote:

> I am a newbie using Cygwin. I noticed that Linux commands can be 
> executed by running commands in the Windows Command Prompt in the 
> cygwin/bin directory. What is the purpose of the bash shell provided
> by clicking on the Cygwin icon? 

Do you Google? http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html would be a start.

> How can I use the cygwin bash shell to run commands like 'gcc' and 
> 'make'? Right now I can't do anything.

Try simply typing gcc or make. If that doesn't work then it may be you 
have not installed them or your PATH is not set correctly.

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