Walt Mankowski via plug on 4 Jun 2026 12:12:04 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows 

No grep on my work laptop's Powershell yet. I'll keep a look for it
the next time IT installs update.

Walt

On Thu, Jun 04, 2026 at 10:19:48AM -0400, Mike Leone via plug wrote:
> This has more or less existed for years, as the GU utilities. I know, I've
> used some of them for a long time, such as grep for Windows, etc.
> 
> https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm
> 
> But this makes it an official realse from MS, supported and maintained by
> MS,
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM jeffv via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows
> >
> >
> > https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/03/grep-this-microsoft-grafts-most-linux-commands-onto-windows/5250796
> >
> > Coreutils serves over 75 Unix commands in Windows and PowerShell command
> > lines
> >
> >
> > Now if they'd get the slashes right.....
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