A massive set of changes to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was rolled into Windows Insider build 15002, which started shipping to Windows 10 users yesterday. Microsoft’s plans for WSL ...

One reason that I've stuck with WSL on Windows, to the point that I install it on every new Windows machine I get, instead of PowerShell is that I find the whole Linux and Unix-li ...

Microsoft explained a little more about its support for the Bash shell on Windows, as unveiled during its Build keynote talk on Wednesday.

Linux Bash shell came to Windows 10 recently as part of the latest Windows Insider preview build. Immediately, people began to experiment, some to see how well the shell was implemented, while ...

After Microsoft made the mind-blowing announcement that Linux's BASH terminal would be supported on Windows 10, many began to wonder if it'd be possible to initiate an X server (the accelerated ...

By using "bash –c" you can launch any Bash command on your Windows terminal. For example, to run the linux "ls –l" command from Windows, type the following at the command prompt: ...

The newest Windows 10 Fast Ring release, 14316, includes Ubuntu and Bash. It may not have a Linux foundation, but this is close as a Windows PC has ever come to also being a Linux computer.

Microsoft’s Linux love affair continued at the company’s annual Build keynote on Monday, with the revelation that popular Linux command-line tool Bash is coming to Windows 10. Whoa. The blog ...

The bash command line is provided through something called “WSL” — the Windows Subsystem for Linux — and is meant to support developers who rely on tools like sed, awk, and grep.

Bash (Bourne Again SHell) has long been a standard on OS X and many Linux distribution systems, while the default terminal for developers on Windows is Microsoft’s own PowerShell.

Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

Details on Microsoft's support for the Bash shell on Windows have surfaced after its initial Build keynote announcement.