windows shell
Shell (~bash) - Windows
Every post so far has been a shell trick, and they all say they work on Windows. What am I smoking?
There are several ways to get a decent (though still not first class) shell on Windows. You owe it to yourself to use at least one of them.
git-bash
Install yourself some msysgit, or better yet, github for windows or even git extensions.
Any of these will get you a pretty full-featured bash. The latter two also come with a pretty nice git gui.
cygwin
Cygwin: Get that linux feeling on Windows.
A layer on top of Windows that can act as a linux API.
If you’re a linux geek and you’re stuck on Windows, check this thing out. You can buy me beer later. You’re welcome.
gow
The (not-so) new kid on the block.
A lightweight version of cygwin. Really, just a bunch of the gnu binaries (think ls, find, grep, gzip, etc.) in a simple installer.
Yes, there are others, and oh yeah, powershell, but I’m not going to talk about those. If you’d like to, just let me know.