[brlug-general] Console under Win2000

[Mat Branyon]

Why hasnt someone mentioned bash under cygwin?  The GNU toolset is
available under 9x and above I believe.

--mat

On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 19:32, will hill wrote:
> What can you DO with a DOS prompt?  I'm so spoiled by GNU tools that the 
> average windoze box is just impossible for me.  There's no man pages, paths 
> are all broken, there's no find or archive utilities, you are lucky if you 
> have command memory, but forget tab complete and filenames with spaces in 
> them screw everything you might have gotten to work.  Their CLI seems as 
> barren, primative barren and difficult as their single desktop GUI or Mars.  
> I understand there once was life there and still have a copy of DOS 3.2 in 
> the closet with collection of other dead binaries.  Has something emerged 
> from the dust? 
> 
> On Thursday 01 April 2004 11:32, Richards Jr, Edward C. wrote:
> > I know I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but HOW do you get a console
> > window under Win2000 Pro? How can a geek SURVIVE without access to the DOS
> > prompt?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ed
> 
> 
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