Unix GUI Tools for Windows
I'm a Windows user and I'd love to be able to use the Unix command line to speed up programming. (clearing data files, searching for file occurrences in files, file / folder operations, etc.)
Now I know that using Cygwin and multiple ports, I could use these command line tools on Windows too.
However, the idea of diving into cryptic command lines is hardly tempting.
Is there a GUI that has all of the UNIX command line tools and that lets you just drag / drop, connect lines, set some properties, view and save scripts?
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If you were using a Unix-like OS with a GUI you would quickly realize that the GUI is not polished like the Windows GUI.
And to use command line tools like system, you would open "xterm" or "Konsole", which looked just like Cygwin anyway.
So, you need to decide if you want to try using the command line (with Cygwin) or not.
The command line should only be as cryptic as you want, and there is a learning curve that you cannot avoid, but you can attack at your own pace.
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I'm not sure how far this will go. Windows is inherently GUI-based, and the command line is (culturally at least) seen as a step backwards.
However, in the UNIX world, there are attempts to bring command line power to the desktop. I'm not sure how much this will help you, but it could lead to some productive trains of thought. The relevant link is here . As far as I can tell, most of them rely on the file browser extension (explorer on windows) with plugins and simple scripts to automate tasks. Perhaps this is an approach you can try.
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Not suitable for Windows, but here's a good article on using WebKit to create a * nix terminal with a lot of vulnerabilities: http://acko.net/blog/on-termkit p>
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