Why does `ls` work on my cmd? (Windows)
I'm running windows 7, it's old and I have messed around with it a bit. When I'm in cmd I find that ls works just like I would expect it to in Linux. So do a few other commands such as mv and rm. This isn't an issue in itself, but I would like to know where they are coming from. As far as I know Windows does not support these automatically. I probably added them myself at some point. Is there any way I can try and devise why they are working?
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I'm running windows 7, it's old and I have messed around with it a bit. When I'm in cmd I find that ls works just like I would expect it to in Linux. So do a few other commands such as mv and rm. This isn't an issue in itself, but I would like to know where they are coming from. As far as I know Windows does not support these automatically. I probably added them myself at some point. Is there any way I can try and devise why they are working?
windows-7 command-line
edited Sep 10 '17 at 9:16
Kamil Maciorowski
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asked Sep 10 '17 at 7:37
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I'm running windows 7, it's old and I have messed around with it a bit. When I'm in cmd I find that ls works just like I would expect it to in Linux. So do a few other commands such as mv and rm. This isn't an issue in itself, but I would like to know where they are coming from. As far as I know Windows does not support these automatically. I probably added them myself at some point. Is there any way I can try and devise why they are working?
windows-7 command-line
edited Sep 10 '17 at 9:16
Kamil Maciorowski
26.8k155781
asked Sep 10 '17 at 7:37
Clumsy catClumsy cat
616
I'm running windows 7, it's old and I have messed around with it a bit. When I'm in cmd I find that ls works just like I would expect it to in Linux. So do a few other commands such as mv and rm. This isn't an issue in itself, but I would like to know where they are coming from. As far as I know Windows does not support these automatically. I probably added them myself at some point. Is there any way I can try and devise why they are working?
windows-7 command-line
windows-7 command-line
edited Sep 10 '17 at 9:16
Kamil Maciorowski
26.8k155781
asked Sep 10 '17 at 7:37
Clumsy catClumsy cat
616
edited Sep 10 '17 at 9:16
Kamil Maciorowski
26.8k155781
asked Sep 10 '17 at 7:37
Clumsy catClumsy cat
616
edited Sep 10 '17 at 9:16
Kamil Maciorowski
26.8k155781
edited Sep 10 '17 at 9:16
Kamil Maciorowski
26.8k155781
edited Sep 10 '17 at 9:16
Kamil Maciorowski
26.8k155781
26.8k155781
asked Sep 10 '17 at 7:37
Clumsy catClumsy cat
616
asked Sep 10 '17 at 7:37
Clumsy catClumsy cat
616
asked Sep 10 '17 at 7:37
Clumsy catClumsy cat
616
616
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From cmd you can use the where command to find the location of an executable:
where ls
This is similar to the Unix which command, and like which it does not report internal commands and aliases. It also has additional options not in which.
If it's one of the Unix commands you have imported, you can use which itself.
answered Sep 10 '17 at 9:03
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The response I get to this isC:Program Files (x86)GnuWin32binls.exeSo I guess that's where stuff is coming from. Thanks
– Clumsy cat
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You might have installed Git repository. This might be from your C:Program FilesGitusrbinls.exe
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From cmd you can use the where command to find the location of an executable:
where ls
This is similar to the Unix which command, and like which it does not report internal commands and aliases. It also has additional options not in which.
If it's one of the Unix commands you have imported, you can use which itself.
answered Sep 10 '17 at 9:03
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The response I get to this isC:Program Files (x86)GnuWin32binls.exeSo I guess that's where stuff is coming from. Thanks
– Clumsy cat
Sep 10 '17 at 9:11
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From cmd you can use the where command to find the location of an executable:
where ls
This is similar to the Unix which command, and like which it does not report internal commands and aliases. It also has additional options not in which.
If it's one of the Unix commands you have imported, you can use which itself.
answered Sep 10 '17 at 9:03
AFHAFH
14.2k31938
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The response I get to this isC:Program Files (x86)GnuWin32binls.exeSo I guess that's where stuff is coming from. Thanks
– Clumsy cat
Sep 10 '17 at 9:11
add a comment |
From cmd you can use the where command to find the location of an executable:
where ls
This is similar to the Unix which command, and like which it does not report internal commands and aliases. It also has additional options not in which.
If it's one of the Unix commands you have imported, you can use which itself.
answered Sep 10 '17 at 9:03
AFHAFH
14.2k31938
From cmd you can use the where command to find the location of an executable:
where ls
This is similar to the Unix which command, and like which it does not report internal commands and aliases. It also has additional options not in which.
If it's one of the Unix commands you have imported, you can use which itself.
answered Sep 10 '17 at 9:03
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The response I get to this isC:Program Files (x86)GnuWin32binls.exeSo I guess that's where stuff is coming from. Thanks
– Clumsy cat
Sep 10 '17 at 9:11
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The response I get to this isC:Program Files (x86)GnuWin32binls.exeSo I guess that's where stuff is coming from. Thanks
– Clumsy cat
Sep 10 '17 at 9:11
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The response I get to this is
C:Program Files (x86)GnuWin32binls.exe So I guess that's where stuff is coming from. Thanks– Clumsy cat
Sep 10 '17 at 9:11
The response I get to this is
C:Program Files (x86)GnuWin32binls.exe So I guess that's where stuff is coming from. Thanks– Clumsy cat
Sep 10 '17 at 9:11
add a comment |
You might have installed Git repository. This might be from your C:Program FilesGitusrbinls.exe
answered Mar 22 '18 at 3:53
ShanmugamShanmugam
211
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You might have installed Git repository. This might be from your C:Program FilesGitusrbinls.exe
answered Mar 22 '18 at 3:53
ShanmugamShanmugam
211
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You might have installed Git repository. This might be from your C:Program FilesGitusrbinls.exe
answered Mar 22 '18 at 3:53
ShanmugamShanmugam
211
You might have installed Git repository. This might be from your C:Program FilesGitusrbinls.exe
answered Mar 22 '18 at 3:53
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answered Mar 22 '18 at 3:53
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answered Mar 22 '18 at 3:53
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