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Michael B. Johnson

And there's the flaw in your buttumption: Bash is merely the default shell on many linux systems. It is by no means the only shell available. Linux users can choose from bash, tcsh, pdksh, and numerous others. (The I've ones mentioned are just the ones I happen to have installed on this one system.)

Secondly, I personally have used bash on IRIX and Solaris systems as well as Linux.

Bash is not tied to Linux so closely as you seem to think it is.

Not when there is a newsgroup specifically for shell questions therefore it either belongs in a shell group or a Cygwin group, IMHO.

And please understand that when people in this group tell you your question is off-topic here, it is *not* because we're offended by off-topic questions. 99% of the time, people will tell you it's off-topic in order to point you to a place where it is on topic since that's where you'll find the best, most reliable information in the shortest possible amount of time.

There's nothing wrong with using Cygwin to learn about Linux. But...shell questions are probably better answered in comp.unix.shell, and anything dealing with the unique quirks of Cygwin and-or its inter-operation with the Windows environment belongs in Cygwin newsgroups or mailing lists. Asking about Cygwin in a Linux group is like asking about Fords at Chevrolet dealership: you might be lucky enough to get some useful information but you'll get a more straightforward answer by asking the question in the proper venue.