On Windows, when I want a command line, I can choose between the native PowerShell or install the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I prefer the latter when I'm on Windows. Here's why I reach for a Linux ...

For serious work in the console, few utilities (if any) can match the prowess of Take Command. It’s not cheap, but for command line jockeys, the savings in time and errors are worth the price. Serious ...

LOS ANGELES - Over the past two years, tracking the official status of Windows PowerShell with respect to Windows Server has been, to put it delicately, a juggling exercise. During PDC 2005, for ...

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Let’s be frank: Microsoft’s command line environments are terrible. When we’re having to wait until Windows 10 to get proper Ctrl+C/ Ctrl+V copy/ paste support -- something which the GUI has had for ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is launching a new command line app for Windows, dubbed Windows ...

A blog for IT professionals who work with Windows on large networks. Last week, I posted a blog here entitled “MS Publishes Big Free Command Line Reference.” It explores a revision to Microsoft’s ...

A blog for IT professionals who work with Windows on large networks. Today I learned something I should’ve known years ago. PowerShell command line zip handling is simple and easy, thanks to the built ...