04-22-2008
To quit man, try the "q" command, but it depends on which pager you are using.
The "!" command started a new shell, which is running "underneath" the man. When you type "exit" at the prompt, you will be returned to the man program.
Cygwin is probably good enough unless you want a dual-boot system or VMware. Cygwin is not able to completely mask away the nastiness that is the underlying platform, but I hear it's doing a prett-ty good job these days.
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