The real point: 1) if you want to program in "gnu", run unx, and if you want Windows as your host OS, run virtualization; (yes, you need 8G, yes, you should ha

The real point: 1) if you want to program in "gnu", run unx, and if you want Windows as your host OS, run virtualization; (yes, you need 8G, yes, you should have an SSD, if you don't, buy a new laptop for $700 and run linux native) 2) if you want a better command line, There's lighter weight ways like http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm ... and a set of binaries I found 5 years ago that seem to have vanished, works OK for me.