Missing Linux apps on Windows
marc
gmane at auxbuss.com
Tue May 12 13:10:20 UTC 2009
Amedee Van Gasse (ubuntu) said:
> Pete Holsberg schreef:
>
>> There are a few apps for which I have not found Linux-equivalents. For
>> example, Adobe Dreamweaver.
>
> Just like there are a few Linux/GNU/Free Software apps for which I have
> not found Windows-equivalents. For example, grep, sed, awk, vi. I know
> that there is cygwin, and there is also gnuwin, but these are not
> original Windows-equivalents. They are just the original software
> recompiled for Windows, and often lacking some interesting features.
> Anyway, *every* Linux distro has them installed by default, but you have
> to jump trough hoops to get them on Windows. Srsly, I cannot imagine how
> any system administrator could ever survive without grep...
On my thumbdrive, I keep directory called /tools, which contains the GNU
utilities for Windows - plus a few scripts I've built over the years. Any
time I'm in a Windows-only environment, I dump it to /Prog Files and add
it to the path. Job done.
(I also keep a git clone of jruby (with my favorite gems) for "real
world" scripting in that limited Windows environment. Sometimes it pays
dividends to break out of the packaged/install environment.)
There's also M$'s own Powershell, if you want to go there.
--
Best,
Marc
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