Should we consider Cygwin on-topic here? It's similar to a Linux command-line and has many of the same tools, so lots of answers will probably just be the same as if the user was on Linux. However, it also has quirks and oddities that are cygwin-specific; there was an SO post recently that wouldn't have happened on a normal Linux install

Should we consider Cygwin on-topic here? It's similar to a Linux command-line and has many of the same tools, so lots of answers will probably just be the same as if the user was on Linux. However, it also has quirks and oddities that are cygwin-specific; there was an SO post recently that wouldn't have happened on a normal Linux install