RE: Newbie How to get source (e.g. wc.c)

["Dave Korn" <dk at artimi dot com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of TC
> Sent: 25 June 2004 18:14

> Question:  How can I find source to various utilities such as 
> word count's wc?

> Cygwin is installed and working well.  "which wc" returns 
> /usr/bin/wc.  The 
> /usr/src directory is emtpy.  Ran setup.exe to see if I am missing 
> something, but cannot find a "source" option - 

  It's there.  It's a little column of checkboxes headed "Src?".  It's also
one of the options that the "New" column cycles through.

> nor for that 
> matter can I 
> even find the "wc" program (it must be a component of a 
> larger package).

  To find out which package contains a given utility, go to the Cygwin setup
package search page:

http://cygwin.com/packages/

wc is part of textutils, which is in the "Base" category of setup.

    cheers, 
      DaveK
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