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Best way to get 'linux command line tools' on Windows

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Mar 15, 202611445 views
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Problem

I'd like to download the basic stuff like ' '. I used to just download cygwin, but are binutils or some other alternative better (if all I need are the truely basic stuff ... I'm trying to think of anything I'm missing beyond ' ' and rather failling at it a.t.m)

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I'm a big fan of GnuWin32. You can download just the packages you need; each stands alone so you don't need to install any core Unix emulation layer like with Cygwin.

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