About CrossShell for UNIX: CrossShell for UNIX is a collection of more than 250 native utilities for
Windows and Windows Server. It helps administrators, developers, and IT teams
work across Windows and UNIX/Linux environments using familiar command-line
tools.
Unlike compatibility layers that rely on traditional text-stream workflows,
many CrossShell utilities are designed to work with both text and structured
Windows data. This approach enables tools such as awk, grep, and sed to
interoperate with Windows technologies, including the Registry, CIM, and WMI.
What's New:
New utilities
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- diskinfo: Reports information about fixed and removable disks, as well as network shares. -
- netconf: Displays active network connection information for wireless, Ethernet, and virtual network interfaces. -
- zstd: Provides command-line compression and decompression using the Zstandard format from Meta. -
- wslmgr: Offers a text-based interface for managing WSL instances and containers. -
- xmic: Provides a command-line alternative to the deprecated WMIC utility for querying CIM and WMI data. -
- yum: Brings the Yellowdog Updater, Modified package-management workflow to Windows, including support for system updates, winget packages, and Windows RPM packages. Improvements -
Stability improvements and bug fixes across the utility suite.
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- CrossShellKSH 3.2.3: Expanded built-in compatibility, improved shell-script support, and better standalone operation. -
- CrossShellZSH 3.7.16: Expanded built-in compatibility, improved scripting and color support, and tab completion.
Installation:
To install this release use the .msi from the Github release page or the portable distribution which now includes an optional script for installation. If you are a current user of CrossShell for UNIX there is an RPM package available for install.
Getting CrossShell for UNIX
Download the open-source release from the project's GitHub Releases page.
Physical copies, including documentation, are available through the
PC/OpenSystems web store.
