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Old 08-17-2010
Shell scripting on Windows platform

Is there a free unix platform that will allow me to write a shell script on my Windows OS? I have my files on my C: drive and i need to write a script that reads from those files and does some manipulation. Its pretty straightforward in unix commands hence i don't want to write a Java/C++ program to do file manipulation.

Please let me know.
Thanks - JAKJ
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Old 08-17-2010
You need Cygwin
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Old 08-18-2010
If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise, you can use the bundled SUA (Subsystem for Unix application)
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Old 08-18-2010
Perl is also a good cross-platform scripting language and is available as an installable msi for windows.
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