Babun - a Windows shell you will love!
Would you like to use a linux-like console on a Windows host without a lot of fuzz? Try out babun!
Cygwin
The core of Babun consists of a pre-configured Cygwin. Cygwin is a great tool, but there’s a lot of quirks and tricks that makes you lose a lot of time to make it actually usable. Not only does babun solve most of these problems, but also contains a lot of vital packages, so that you can be productive from the very first minute.
Package manager
Babun provides a package manager called
pact. It is similar to apt-get or yum. Pact enables installing/searching/upgrading and deinstalling cygwin packages with no hassle at all. Just invoke pact --help to check how to use it.Shell
Babun’s shell is tweaked in order to provide the best possible user-experience. There are two shell types that are pre-configured and available right away - bash and zsh (zsh is the default one). Babun’s shell features:
- syntax highlighting
- UNIX tools
- software development tools
- git-aware prompt
- custom scripts and aliases
- and much more!
Features
Babun features the following:
- Pre-configured Cygwin with a lot of addons
- Silent command-line installer, no admin rights required
- pact - advanced package manager (like apt-get or yum)
- xTerm-256 compatible console
- HTTP(s) proxying support
- Plugin-oriented architecture
- Pre-configured git and shell
- Integrated oh-my-zsh
- Auto update feature
- "Open Babun Here" context menu entry
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