cygwin utilities
cygcheck
- list contents of <packagename>
cygcheck -l <packagename>
- find package <filename> belongs to
cygcheck -f <filename>
- search entire package repository for regexp
cygcheck -p '<regexp>'
- verify installed status of <packagename>, or all packages
cygcheck -c [<packagename>]
cygpath
The cygpath program is a utility that converts Windows native filenames to Cygwin POSIX-style pathnames and vice versa.
dumper
The dumper utility can be used to create a core dump of running Windows process.
getfacl/setfacl
For each argument that is a regular file, special file or directory, getfacl displays the owner, the group, and the ACL. For each file given as parameter, setfacl will either replace its complete ACL (-s, -f), or it will add, modify, or delete ACL entries.
regtool
The regtool program allows shell scripts to access and modify the Windows registry.
ssp (single step profiler)
The SSP is a program that uses the Win32 debug API to run a program one ASM instruction at a time.
strace
The strace program executes a program, and optionally the children of the program, reporting any Cygwin DLL output from the program(s) to stdout, or to a file with the -o option.