Steve Litt via plug on 5 Jun 2026 23:54:20 -0700


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


On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 22:22:54 +0000
Rich Freeman via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

> On 6/4/2026 10:19 AM, 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,
> >  
> Plus this is the new version rewritten in Rust, with less
> compatibility as a bonus!

What's wrong with Rust?


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