Re: Where to find *nix utilities to use on win?

Top Page
Attachments:
Message as email
+ (text/plain)
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: JD Austin
Date:  
To: joe, Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Where to find *nix utilities to use on win?
joe wrote:
> .
> Where can one find *nix utilities, especially 'fgrep' and
> 'locate' that will work on winxp? Are such available as
> free or shareware?
>
> I copied fgrep.exe from my win98 partition onto a flash stick
> to see if it would work on the winxp partition on my dual-boot
> laptop, but when I view all the files on the flash stick,
> fgrep.exe does not show up. It does appear when I view it
> on a Linux box. Will it work on xp? How do I find it/
> copy it from the flash stick to the laptop hd?
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>

Install cygwin from cygwin.com , it has almost all of the unix utilities
that you would want!

JD

--
JD Austin
Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
email:
http://www.twingeckos.com
phone/fax: 480.288.8195

---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list -
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss