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		pjc50 14 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Windows equivalents of the most used Linux com... Underrated secondary option: git bash. Lower setup overhead than full WSL, although it is slower if you need to work on a lot of files or spawn a lot of processes.

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smackeyacky 13 hours ago | [–]

I guess you get git bash for free when you install git, which speaks legions about the pain of powershell

anthk 13 hours ago | [–]

Also, Minc, MinC is not Cygwin. And, yes slower, but it might work even under XP.

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