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* effectively.sgml: Correct subject-verb agreement, missing verb 

(typo), preposition and (definite vs indefinite) article use.
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2008-06-26 Fred Korz <korz_fred@emc.com>
* effectively.sgml: Correct subject-verb agreement, missing verb
(typo), preposition and (definite vs indefinite) article use.
2008-06-19 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* faq-using.xml: Add more words about multiple cygwins.
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2006-08-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall): Mention Safe Mode
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall): Mention Safe Mode
requirement for accessing the Security tab in XP Home.
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.chmod): Mention FAT32.
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.chmod): Mention FAT32.
2006-08-09 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
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2006-06-01 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.automated): New FAQ.
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.automated): New FAQ.
2006-05-30 Dave Korn <dave.korn@artimi.com>
@ -753,7 +758,7 @@ Thu Jul 20 13:01:00 2000 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
Tue May 3 0:25:00 2000 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Revisited description of `ntsec' according to
the changes in release 1.1.
* setup.sgml: Include ntsec.
* setup-net.sgml: Ditto.
* ntsec.sgml: Revisited description of `ntsec' according to
the changes in release 1.1.
* setup.sgml: Include ntsec.
* setup-net.sgml: Ditto.

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<sect2> <title>Console Programs</title>
<para>
Another issue is receiving output from or giving input to the console-based
Another issue is receiving output from or giving input to console-based
Windows programs. Unfortunately, interacting with Windows console
applications is not a simple matter of using a translation utility. Windows
console applications and designed to run under <command>command.com</command>
console applications are designed to run under <command>command.com</command>
or <command>cmd.exe</command>, and some do not deal gracefully with other
situations. Cygwin can receive console input only if it
is also running in a console (DOS box) since Windows does not provide
any way to attach to the backend of the console device. Another
traditional Unix input/output method, ptys (pseudo-terminals), are
traditional Unix input/output method, ptys (pseudo-terminals), is
supported by Cygwin but not entirely by Windows. The basic problem is
that a Cygwin pty is a pipe and some Windows applications do not like
having their input or output redirected to pipes.
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To help deal with these issues, Cygwin supports customizable levels of
Windows verses Unix compatibility behavior. To be most compatible with
Windows programs, use a DOS prompt, running only the occasional Cygwin
command or script. Next would be to run <command>bash</command> with
the default DOS box. To make Cygwin more Unix compatible in this case,
command or script. Next would be to run <command>bash</command> within
a default DOS box. To make Cygwin more Unix compatible in this case,
set <envar>CYGWIN=tty</envar> (see <xref linkend="using-cygwinenv"></xref>).
Alternatively, the optional <systemitem>rxvt</systemitem> package provides
a native-Windows version of the popular X11 terminal emulator (it is not