<!-- faq-resources.xml --> <qandaentry id="faq.resources.documentation"> <question><para>Where's the documentation?</para></question> <answer> <para>If you have installed Cygwin, you can find lots of documentation in <literal>/usr/share/doc/</literal>. Some packages have Cygwin specific instructions in a file <literal>/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/<replaceable>package_name</replaceable>.README</literal>. In addition, many packages ship with standard documentation, which you can find in <literal>/usr/share/doc/<replaceable>package_name</replaceable></literal> or by using the <literal>man</literal> or <literal>info</literal> tools. (Hint: use <literal>cygcheck -l <replaceable>package_name</replaceable></literal> to list what man pages the package includes.) Some older packages still keep their documentation in <literal>/usr/doc/</literal> instead of <literal>/usr/share/doc/</literal>. </para> <para>There are links to quite a lot of documentation on the main Cygwin project web page, <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/">http://cygwin.com/</ulink>, including this FAQ. Be sure to at least read any 'Release Notes' or 'Readme' or 'read this' links on the main web page, if there are any. </para> <para>There is a comprehensive Cygwin User's Guide at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html">http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html</ulink> and an API Reference at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html">http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html</ulink>. </para> <para>You can find documentation for the individual GNU tools at <ulink url="http://www.fsf.org/manual/">http://www.fsf.org/manual/</ulink>. (You should read GNU manuals from a local mirror, check <ulink url="http://www.fsf.org/server/list-mirrors.html">http://www.fsf.org/server/list-mirrors.html</ulink> for a list of them.) </para> </answer></qandaentry> <qandaentry id="faq.resources.mailing-lists"> <question><para>What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?</para></question> <answer> <para>Comprehensive information about the Cygwin mailing lists can be found at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/lists.html" />. </para> </answer></qandaentry> <qandaentry id="faq.resources.problems"> <question><para>What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</para></question> <answer> <para>Comprehensive information about reporting problems with Cygwin can be found at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/problems.html" />. </para> </answer></qandaentry>