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    microsoft/coreutils

    Coreutils for Windows: Installer & Packaging

    backend
    command-line-tool
    coreutils
    gnu-coreutils
    Rust
    MIT
    5.3K stars
    110 forks
    5.3K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 26, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 52 days ago, with 12 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a native Windows port of UNIX-style core utilities as a single multi-call binary for consistent command-line experience.
    • Enables seamless use of familiar Linux/macOS commands and pipelines on Windows without script translation or environment changes.
    • Use for running standard GNU coreutils commands in Windows PowerShell or CMD to unify cross-platform shell scripting.
    • Use for developers migrating Linux shell scripts to Windows environments while preserving command syntax and behavior.
    • Use for system administrators needing consistent command-line tools across Windows, WSL, containers, and UNIX systems.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    UNIX-style core utilities for Windows. The same commands and pipelines you use on Linux, macOS, and WSL - natively.

    A Microsoft-maintained build of uutils/coreutils, findutils, and grep packaged as a single multi-call binary for Windows. The goal is to make moving between Linux, macOS, WSL, containers, and Windows frictionless: the same commands, flags, and pipelines work the same way, so existing scripts carry over without translation.

    Each command supports the standard --help flag for full syntax and options.

    This project is in preview.

    Install Coreutils for Windows with WinGet:

    Or grab the latest build from our Release Page.

    Excerpt from the microsoft/coreutils README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

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    Open issues

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