You can make your life a little easier and more productive by adding some Unix power to your Windows system.

If you're already using the Unix-like Cygwin, it's an easy hack to embed Cygwin's commands into your standard Windows comand prompt; if not, it might be worth checking out the free download.

Discover how Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) transformed this user's Windows 11 experience, making file sharing, app usage, ...

Thinkstock Samba Another option for moving files between Unix and Windows systems it to make a drive or folder available by “sharing” it. Both Unix and Windows have commands for this. To share ...

Microsoft’s Services for Unix 3.5 (SFU 3.5) helps bridge the gap between Windows and Unix/Linux by “fooling” Unix/Linux systems into thinking they’re just another NIS server. SFU can also ...

The tr command is useful for removing unnecessary characters from Windows files when converting to Unix format. Remove carriage return and Ctrl-Z characters from a Windows file: ...

Administering two platforms is tough. Microsoft Services for Unix 2.0 provides a practical set of tools for making sure Windows and Unix users get along—and that your job gets easier.

Product Reviews Integrating Windows and Unix Accounts Vintela eases integration by replacing NIS with AD. By Jeremy Moskowitz 06/01/2004 Microsoft’s Services for Unix 3.5 (SFU 3.5) helps bridge the ...