Re: A move from UNIX to NT

David T. Bath wrote:
>
> Consider getting the Cygnus b19 GNU compiler and shell tools. I've long
> been a fan of the MKS
> stuff, but having a real compiler means you could probably run the (even
> more unix-like than MKS)
> tools. I't doesn't come with a vi tho (unless you get elvis or the like
> and compile it up). You can
> probably compile up a real csh (which I admit hating), or unless bash has
> "C shell mode" (which I
> doubt). Also compile up the standard GNU stuff like gzip, RCS,
> ghostscript, etc. The bash
> is more Unix compatible in quite a few aspects than MKS ksh, as it uses
> //C/ for the root of C:
> whereas c: required by the Korn shell can cause some parsing problems
> unless you start
> quoting everything, which may not always be possible or easy.

or have a look at OpenNT, which is an expensive but quite complete Unix subsystem for NT.

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