lucasburlingham/pslinux

[FORGOTTEN] Summer 2020 project to allow Linux users to comfortably use Windows Powershell without relearning the command line.

pslinux

Summer 2020 project to allow Linux users to comfortably use Windows Powershell without relearning the command line.

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Avaliable commands:

• sudo
  • Starts a process with admin privilages. Does not accept any arguments except a file with an .exe extension.
• cat
  • No deviation from native Linux version.
• echo
  • No deviation from native Linux version.
• touch
  • Creates an empty file with the only argument being the filename. Does not update the timestamp of a file.
• pico
  • Opens a file with Notepad with the only argument being the filename.
• nano
  • Opens a file with Notepad with the only argument being the filename. An alias of nano.
• vim
  • Opens a file with Writer with the only argument being the filename.
• less
  • No deviation from native Linux version.
• dnsdomainname
  • Displays the computer's name.
• winconfig
  • Fun play on the raspi-config known to the Raspbian users. Opens Computer Configuration.
• bashrc
  • Opens the PowerShell Profile (useful for developing this project!) in Notepad.
• top
  • No deviation from native Linux version, though it is much simpler.
• ln
  • Creates a shortcut to be placed in the current directory.
• tail
  • Displays the last lines of a file. Input the number of lines to display as the first argument.
• alias
  • WIP. Alias of Set-Alias, meaning that you will need to use the powershell arguments for compatibility.
• yes
  • No deviation from native Linux version, 'cause why not?.