Is there a nicer CLI app for win2k than the default one?

[smp]

cause I hate it!
I'm used to having a nice cli in linux, the win2k cli just sucks.
Is there a third party app that can replace it?

 

[AndyHui]

What's wrong with it?

You can get stuff like TAB file/folder completion by using TweakUI.

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
What's wrong with it?

You can get stuff like TAB file/folder completion by using TweakUI.

I thought that was only XP.

You can get bash/tcsh/any other command lines if you use cygwin...

 

[smp]

Thanks .. what's cygwin?
I don't like how I can't paste and cut stuff from it?
It makes it a PITA when I'm trying to figure out bat files and crap.
You can use bash with windows???

 

[Electrode]

cygwin

I can't use 'doze without it.

 

[smp]

Originally posted by: Electrode
cygwin I can't use 'doze without it.

Wow .. a breif perusal of that page leads me to believe that you get all of *nix functionality on a windows box. I don't get it .. there is /usr/bin and all that stuff ... hows that work? Is there a learning curve on this? Or do you use it the same way that you'd use win2k's normal cli ???

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: smp

Originally posted by: Electrode
cygwin I can't use 'doze without it.

Wow .. a breif perusal of that page leads me to believe that you get all of *nix functionality on a windows box. I don't get it .. there is /usr/bin and all that stuff ... hows that work? Is there a learning curve on this? Or do you use it the same way that you'd use win2k's normal cli ???

The newer versions are pretty easy to set up. Then when you run it, you get a bash prompt with all the usual *nix features AND windows features.

 

[Nothinman]

You can get stuff like TAB file/folder completion by using TweakUI.



I thought that was only XP.

Nope, it goes all the way back to NT 4, not sure about pre-NT4 though.