Mac equivalent to cygwin? For my class we do work on cygwin and notwpad , I was wondering if there was a way I can get this on my macbook or if there is something equivalent that I can use. Save hide report. This thread is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Cygwin (64-bit) is a collection of tools which provide a Linux look and feel environment for Windows. Cygwin is a DLL (cygwin1.dll) which acts as a Linux API layer providing substantial Linux API.
Start Emacs with the command In the Emacs menu, select Options -> C-x/C-c/C-v Cut and Paste (CUA) and Options->Save Options. That changes the cut/copy/paste commands to the familiar Ctrl-X/Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V.
Cygwin Mac Pro
Now select File -> Open File... from the menu and select the file named
.emacs
. Note the period (.) before the filename. If there is no such file, hit the following key combination instead:
That is, hold down Control and X, let go of X but not of Control, type F, let go of both, then type the eight characters
~/.emacs
and then hit the Enter key. (If you already have a ~/
after hitting [Control-X][Control-F], you can just enter the six characters .emacs
and then Enter.)At the end, add the following line:
Cygwin 64 Bit Windows
Just paste it in with Ctrl+V.
![Cygwin Cygwin](/uploads/1/1/8/0/118042105/690458697.png)
Select Emacs-Lisp -> Evaluate Buffer from the menu. Then Select File -> Save.
Now select File -> Visit New File... from the menu and type in
.bash_profile
into the file dialog. (If the file exists, just select it.) Note the period (.) before the filename.Add the following lines:
Again, xy.z is the Emacs version number. Paste in the commands and fix up the xy.z
Save the file and close the shell. From now on, you can simply start Emacs with