Missing Linux apps on Windows

[Roy Smith]

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marc wrote:
> Derek Broughton said:
> 
>> Amedee Van Gasse (ubuntu) wrote:
>>
>>> Just like there are a few Linux/GNU/Free Software apps for which I have
>>> not found Windows-equivalents. For example, grep, sed, awk, vi.
>> ...
>>> Anyway, *every* Linux distro has them installed by default, but you
>>> have to jump trough hoops to get them on Windows.
>> I certainly hope not!  No system of mine has ever had a full
>> implementation of vi.  Ubuntu installs vim-tiny, and _that's_ too much.
>>
>>> Srsly, I cannot imagine how any system administrator could ever survive
>>> without grep...
>> Nothing I can't do with the search tool in explorer.  I _prefer_ grep,
>> but I can manage just fine in Windows.
> 
> Tell you what, you'd love the search features in Directory Opus (Windows 
> only  unfortunately). Opus is the only tool I miss in Linux. Well, almost.

Yeah, I miss that too.  Though a closest thing I can find in Ubuntu is
Gnome Commander (Gnome naturally) or Krusader (KDE).

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Roy Smith
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jakalope
Registered Linux User #488144
Registered Ubuntu User #26841

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