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A POSIX shell for Windows.

4 mentions on Hacker News by 2 people: 1 story, 3 comments · first 2016-10-10 · latest 2026-06-02

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  1. …shell, the best-known of which in Linux is dash, but there is an existing Ada port to Windows here: https://github.com/AdaCore/gsh If non-POSIX features are required, the Android decision for mksh might suggest oksh for Windows.
    comment by chasil · 2026-06-02 · in Coreutils for Windows
  2. …-a Windows_NT MyHostname 10.0 22631 x86_64 MS/Windows Edit: The ADA port below might interest you. https://github.com/AdaCore/gsh https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/ada_shell/
    comment by chasil · 2025-05-06 · in Brush (Bo(u)rn(e) RUsty SHell) a POSIX and Bash-Compatible Shell in Rust
  3. …better performance than the Cygwin shell. https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/ada_shell/ https://github.com/AdaCore/gsh You could also use the busybox port of the Almquist shell, if you can refrain from most bashisms.…
    comment by chasil · 2021-09-11 · in I want a better shell (2019)
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    A Posix shell for Windows to speed up builds of GNU projects
    story by yarapavan · 2016-10-10 · 0 comments