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Microsoft releases native Coreutils for Windows, bringing Unix command-line tools to the platform

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Moritz Förster

5d ago· 3 min readenNews
Bagel score 85 of 100
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Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.

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Summary

Microsoft has released a preview version of Coreutils for Windows, bringing classic Unix command-line tools (cat, grep, find, xargs, etc.) natively to Windows. The package is built using Rust and allows developers to use the same shell commands, options, and pipelines across Windows, Linux, macOS, WSL, and containers. It can be installed via WinGet, aiming to provide a consistent command-line experience across platforms.

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With Coreutils for Windows, Microsoft is bringing its collection of classic Unix command-line tools natively to Windows.
Developers should be able to use the same commands, options, and shell pipelines on Windows, Linux, macOS, in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and in containers.
The software is available as a preview version and can be installed via WinGet.
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With Coreutils for Windows, the same shell commands and scripts should run on Windows, Linux, and WSL. Microsoft relies on the Rust implementation.

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