Cyg box

Apt like command for cygwin.

 # svn --force export http://apt-cyg.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ /bin/
  # chmod +x /bin/apt-cyg

  # apt-cyg install nano

 OS X like open command for cygwin. In the home folder of cygwin type:

echo "alias open='cygstart'" >> .bash_profile 
source .bash_profile

 usage example: 

  open file.pdf

It will open the default OS program for reading PDF files.