Missing Linux apps on Windows

[marc]

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