January 2018 | Windows Command Line

OpenSSH in Windows 10!

Rich TurnerJanuary 22, 2018Jan 22, 201801/22/18

SSH is one of the most important tools in the *NIX world, through which users communicate with shells, applications, and services running on remote machines, devices, VM's and containers. Windows users most often remotely access Windows machines, devices, VM's and Containers via the amazingly powerful Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) which, as th

Tar and Curl Come to Windows!

Rich TurnerJanuary 18, 2018Jan 18, 201801/18/18

One of the most frequent asks we hear across the entire Windows command-line spectrum is "I need curl" and/or "I need tar". If you're one of these people - HAPPY NEW YEAR! :) Windows 10 Insider build 17063 and later now include the real-deal curl and tar executables that you can execute directly from Cmd or PowerShell. Our sincere thanks t

Chmod/Chown WSL Improvements

Craig WilhiteJanuary 12, 2018Jan 12, 201801/12/18

We've added new file system features to WSL in Insider Build 17063. You can now set the owner and group of files using chmod/chown and modify read/write/execute permissions in WSL. You can also create special files like fifos, unix sockets, and device files. We're introducing new mounting options with DrvFs for projecting permissions onto fil

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January 2018 | Windows Command Line

OpenSSH in Windows 10!

Tar and Curl Come to Windows!

Chmod/Chown WSL Improvements

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