Windows Gets a Linux-Style Command Line Makeover with Coreutils
Microsoft announced Coreutils at Build: a Rust-based multi-call binary that ports over more than 75 Unix/Linux commands (including grep, cat, ls) to Windows CMD and PowerShell, unifying tooling across Windows, WSL, and other environments. The ~4.6MB package can be installed via winget, but some commands clash with existing Windows commands and a few Unix tools (like dd) aren’t included, reflecting a nuanced cross-platform CLI strategy.