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You could mount the Windows filesystem from the Linux VM, and use the shell tools that way. I agree, though, it's still better to have Cygwin, because you can
by fragsworth 15y ago
You could mount the Windows filesystem from the Linux VM, and use the shell tools that way.
I agree, though, it's still better to have Cygwin, because you can alt-tab and such.
- elmindreda 15y agoI don't see Cygwin as a file manager but as another (better) interface to Windows. A Linux VM wouldn't let me natively run and debug Windows software, which is the entire point of me being in Windows in the first place.