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====== cygwin utilities ======

===== cygcheck =====
  * list contents of <packagename><code>
cygcheck -l <packagename>
</code>
  * find package <filename> belongs to<code>
cygcheck -f <filename>
</code>
  * search entire package repository for regexp<code>
cygcheck -p '<regexp>'
</code>
  * verify installed status of <packagename>, or all packages<code>
cygcheck -c [<packagename>]
</code>

===== 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.

===== External Links =====
  * http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html