Run Bash script on the Windows XP command line

Question

How do I create a file and run a Bash script on the Windows XP command line?

I only know commands in Linux. :)

Answer 1

Windows doesn't use the Bash shell, so therefore it has no Bash scripting. You could use Cygwin to run a virtual Linux environment within Windows.

What exactly are you trying to accomplish?

Answer 2

Two ways to go.

If you want a quick light wieght solution install "Unix Shell Utilities" which features a bourne shell inplementation and most of the basic unix command line tools (sed , grep awk etc). This will work only if you have a simple script and use the command line tools in a very basic standard way.

Or as the other posters suggest install cygwin (this is a pretty major install!) which will give you a complete *nix environment on your PC, or "mingw" which is a stripped down cygwyn with just enough functionality to run the gcc compiler family but might be enough for your needs.