To get AWS CLI working in Cygwin: Install “python2-pip” with the Cygwin installer (and accept whatever dependencies it brings) Run “pip2 install awscli“ See what you have: “aws –version“, and continue with the usual “aws configure” procedure. Using AWS CLI is not very fast in this setup however. For example, showing specific Virtual Private Gateway […]
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Cygwin Vim vimrc Location
Just wanted to say this: In Vim under Cygwin the user’s vimrc is not looked up as ~/.vimrc. One of the correct locations is ~/.vim/vimrc. It will be read whether you start your editor as “vi” or as “vim”. You can use a template to start with: Markku@T540p ~ $ mkdir .vim Markku@T540p ~ $ […]
Using Cygwin to Boost Your Toolkit
Using command line tools is often very natural for network specialists as that really is the way of configuring the devices in straight-forward way, and traditionally that has made it possible to automate certain things easily. That concept also extends to other environments, and Cygwin is one of my favorite tools on Windows computers because […]