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 > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
