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2008-11-25 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* overview2.sgml: Reorganize and make minor wording changes.
2008-11-25 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* overview2.sgml: Clarify unix-specific automatic updates section.

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<title>Quick Start Guide for those more experienced with UNIX</title>
<para>
If you are an experienced UNIX user who misses a powerful command-line
environment, you will enjoy Cygwin. Note that there are some workarounds
environment, you will enjoy Cygwin.
Developers coming from a UNIX background will find a set of utilities
they are already comfortable using, including a working UNIX shell. The
compiler tools are the standard GNU compilers most people will have previously
used under UNIX, only ported to the Windows host. Programmers wishing to port
UNIX software to Windows NT will find that the Cygwin library provides
an easy way to port many UNIX packages, with only minimal source code
changes.
</para>
<para>
Note that there are some workarounds
that cause Cygwin to behave differently than most UNIX-like operating
systems; these are described in more detail in
<xref linkend="using-effectively"></xref>.
@ -60,17 +70,12 @@ package updates.
<para>
By default, <command>setup.exe</command> only installs a minimal subset of
packages. Add any other packages by clicking on the <literal>+</literal>
next to the Category name and then select the package from the displayed
next to the Category name and selecting the package from the displayed
list. You may search for specfic tools by using the
<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/packages/">Setup Package Search</ulink>
at the Cygwin web site.
</para>
<para>
For more information about what each option in
<command>setup.exe</command> means, see <xref
linkend="internet-setup"></xref>.
</para>
<para>
Another option is to install everything by clicking on the
<literal>Default</literal> field next to the <literal>All</literal>
category. However, be advised that this will download and install
@ -81,13 +86,9 @@ After installation, you can find Cygwin-specific documentation in
the <literal>/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/</literal> directory.
</para>
<para>
Developers coming from a UNIX background will find a set of utilities
they are already comfortable using, including a working UNIX shell. The
compiler tools are the standard GNU compilers most people will have previously
used under UNIX, only ported to the Windows host. Programmers wishing to port
UNIX software to Windows NT will find that the Cygwin library provides
an easy way to port many UNIX packages, with only minimal source code
changes.
For more information about what each option in
<command>setup.exe</command> means, see <xref
linkend="internet-setup"></xref>.
</para>
</sect1>