# Microsoft brings native Linux command tools to Windows 11 with Coreutils
Microsoft releases Coreutils for Windows 11, bringing native Linux commands like ls, cp, and rm to Command Prompt, PowerShell, and Windows Terminal.
Microsoft has released Coreutils for Windows 11, bringing native Linux command-line tools to the operating system.
The package includes commands such as ls, cp, mv, rm, cat, mkdir, touch, and pwd.
Coreutils runs natively on Windows 11 and works from Command Prompt, PowerShell 7.4+, and Windows Terminal.
Developers can install the package using WinGet with the command winget install Microsoft.Coreutils.
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Coreutils for Windows 11, bringing native versions of popular Linux command-line tools to the operating system. The release is now available on the company’s GitHub project and is designed for developers who frequently move between Windows, Linux, containers, and cloud environments.
This is from June 3rd but it is the first I have seen it.
Good? Bad? Or indifferent?
I respect they trying to bait developers ,but windows coreutils aren’t native as it seems, yet and not compatible well with the rest of the operating system, it’s vibe coded rust slop project.
Microsoft has offered various ways to run Linux for many years. Back when I was working and had to have some kind of Windows image, if I could get away with it at work, I’d run Linux machines from a virtual machine. Some places I was fortunate to run either Unix or Linux servers; I’d try to find them whenever possible, then I could use the stuff I am most familiar with. I can still get around on Microsoft systems and a few times I’ve had occasion to briefly use IBM mainframe systems, and surprisingly enough, both come back to memory quickly; that doesn’t mean that I prefer it, but being a geek I don’t mind “briefly” trying all kinds of different systems, as long as I can RETURN to what I really prefer!
Microsoft saw some light when they decided to base their Edge browser off of Chromium. How long do you think it will take them before they base an OS off of Linux?
That critical bit of info is just what I needed to make sure Azure Linux was on my “Permanent Blacklist”, because I will never use Windows-originating tools of any kind.
@ericmarceau wrote: “As others also say, with Microsoft, past and present behavior causes questioning and mistrust, regardless of the product or service offering.” @Jymm added: “… and will MS modify the license and charge money for their Linux based OS”.
Both comments are indicative of the level of mistrust, and past behavior makes many people question their honesty regardless of what they do.
@Jymm@ericmarceau@Brian_Masinick … 100 percent agreed. Even if they did have the greatest OS, because of those well known practices the Linux masses would definitely not be interested.
I have actually never been onto anything Azure because the name Azure just sounds complex and expensive. To me it’s like asking have you looked at the latest Ferrari as a vehicle to own. There maybe things there that I can learn from, but it just frankly frightens me and I cannot be bothered.
Sorry for being late to the party. Unix commands in Windows has been an interest of mine forever. I suspect Micro$oft has done a bit less than a self serving subset of what we’re used to on a real linux system. A while back I tried Nushell; it’s been great: open a Windows terminal and enter nu at the command line. Besides having a decent subset of linux commands, it has handy features of its own, and it runs on linux, mac, and win. I’m struggling here to express the idea that it’s native-like in that its commands run like native (it’s rust code running on your OS); you’re on the native file system and interacting with a different API (nushell). Cheers!
edit: It’s fast. I’ve had to glob (*) search with patterns through a TB of files recently, and I managed to find the needles in my haystack in a few seconds.
Unix commands in Windows has been an interest of mine forever. I suspect Micro$oft has done a bit less than a self serving subset of what we’re used to on a real linux system. A while back I tried Nushell; it’s been great: open a Windows terminal and enter nu at the command line. Besides having a decent subset of linux commands, it has handy features of its own, and it runs on linux, mac, and win. I’m struggling here to express the idea that it’s native-like in that its commands run like native (it’s rust code running on your OS); you’re on the native file system and interacting with a different API (nushell). Cheers!