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From: "DePriest, Jason R." <jrdepriest AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Installing packages from cygwin Command Line
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On 10/25/06, JZA <> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone, well I have been looking into Cygwin, and I want to know if
> there is a command line tool to install some of this packages.

setup.exe has some command-line switches you can use to sort of automate things.

Command Line Options:
 -D --download                          Download from internet
 -L --local-install                     Install from local directory
 -s --site                              Download site
 -R --root                              Root installation directory
 -q --quiet-mode                        Unattended setup mode
 -h --help                              print help
 -l --local-package-dir                 Local package directory
 -r --no-replaceonreboot                Disable replacing in-use files on next
                                        reboot.
 -n --no-shortcuts                      Disable creation of desktop and start
                                        menu shortcuts
 -N --no-startmenu                      Disable creation of start menu shortcut
 -d --no-desktop                        Disable creation of desktop shortcut
 -A --disable-buggy-antivirus           Disable known or suspected buggy anti
                                        virus software packages during
                                        execution.
Ending cygwin install

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