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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 23:21:21 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: cygwin release
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On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, David Starks-Browning wrote:

> On Sunday 17 Nov 02, Igor Pechtchanski writes:
> > On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Lapo Luchini wrote:
> >
> > > Dennis Lubert wrote:
> > >
> > > > just saw the new cygwin release, and since I don't know who to ask, I
> > > > ask you ;) Is there any other shell, oder shell-like program I can use
> > > > cygwin with ? I use is currently with the MS-DOS command-line, but I
> > > > can't resize this, can't do copy/paste and so on... I would like to
> > > > use it like a usual linux terminal...
> > >
> > > download rxvt package, it works also on native Win32
> > > 'nuff said
> > > Lapo
> >
> > Note to the FAQ maintainer: this seems to be an FAQ, and hard to search
> > for in the archives ("better shell" turns up nothing, "better window"
> > turns up lots of irrelevant matches).
>
> Although Dennis asks for a better shell, he means window.
>
> I may get something in the FAQ tonight, but if not, it'll be another
> week because I am travelling.
>
> Regards,
> David
> (Cygwin FAQ maintainer)

David,
Thanks for the prompt response.  I realized that he asked for a better
window, that's why I tried searching for both.
For the future, though, would sending a patch to winsup/doc/faq.texinfo
instead make your job easier, or harder?
	Igor
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