Re: Standalone gnu-diff like tool in Java

Lew <lew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

(Windows-based developers should install cygwin anyway.)
If all I want are the standard shell and command line tools is there
any advantage in using Cygwin instead of Windows Services for UNIX
<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/interopmigration/bb380242.aspx>?
They are the same price and it seemed easier to just install SFU.
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