people who familiar with Linux/Unix often complain that MS windows command line shell was too weak and useless. so do i. i had been spend long time searching for a good Linux command environment for Microsoft windows. my coworker from another plant suggested me a software called Cygwin.

What Is Cygwin?
Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows.

What Isn't Cygwin?
Cygwin is not a way to run native linux apps on Windows.

Cygwin is enough for most people who want to run Linux command in Windows.
you can download it from here: www.cygwin.com