Tips on how to customize your cygwin

• rxvt
  The default console of cygwin is the Windows cmd console, which is very limited. I recommend to use rxvt instead. To use rxvr, first install it use setup.exe. Then add a shortcut on your Windows desktop and for the target of the shortcut, put:
  C:\local\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -bg black -fg #d0d0d0 -fn 10x20 -sr -sl 256 -e bash --login -i
  
• bash
  You can config your bash using ~/.bashrc. Here is a sample .bashrc file.