Linux Shell in Windows?

3p0ch · 01-07-2005, 09:35 AM

Well im looking for a more capable shell (command line) for windows.

The one the now have, deffinately sucks, so.. If heard of the new Shell they will have in long horn, but i need it now.

Has anyone tryed any other? I found several stuff, but they werent good.

vharishankar · 01-07-2005, 09:36 AM

Have you tried cygwin?

http://www.cygwin.com/

3p0ch · 01-07-2005, 09:38 AM

well.. I have not tryed it.. I am going now.

What is your opinion about it?

vharishankar · 01-07-2005, 09:41 AM

Never used it. Just got the link from www.google.com

3p0ch · 01-07-2005, 09:48 AM

Well.. i just downloaded it.. but it does seem much of a help.. I used google too.. but google doesnt try what it brings out...

It does even seem to work..

Anyways, you dont seem to have understood my request.

Im not looking for something that emulates Linux, it can be, but it can also be just something better thatn cmd.exe

So, it will be able to do the same thing, but with a better enviroment, more commands.. etc..

vharishankar · 01-07-2005, 09:55 AM

What you say fits cygwin to a tee. Its not a Linux emulator by any stretch of the imagination. It is a Linux-like environment that provides shell scripting and Unix-like commands in the terminal.

Did you even install it? It looks like you're writing it off even before you try.

3p0ch · 01-07-2005, 10:01 AM

Well.. i tryed installing it.. but nothing will happen.

vharishankar · 01-07-2005, 10:02 AM

Did you download the setup.exe file from their website and run it? If so, what errors are you getting?

3p0ch · 01-07-2005, 10:05 AM

I didnt get any errors, nothing happens...

Then i tryed reading the documentation, but it doesnt make any sense..