cmd-shim

A lightweight collection of Windows Batch scripts that map common Linux commands (ls, rm, sudo, etc.) to their Windows equivalents.

Installation

Run install.bat to automatically install the scripts to %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin and add that directory to your User Path.

Options

The installation script supports several flags to include additional toolsets:

Flag	Description
(None)	Installs Common commands only.
--net	Includes Network tools (e.g., ifconfig, wget).
--sysinternals	Includes wrappers for Sysinternals tools (e.g., top, strings).
--customs	Includes scripts from the src/customs directory.
--all	Installs all available script sets.

Supported Commands

File Operations

Command	Mapping / Function
ls	dir
ll	dir /Q /N
rm	del / rd (Supports -rf)
cp	copy
mv	move
touch	Creates empty file or updates timestamp.
pwd	Prints current directory.
du	Disk usage estimate.
zip/unzip	Archives/Extracts files (via PowerShell).
open	Opens file/folder (like start).

Text Processing

Command	Mapping / Function
cat	type
grep	findstr
tail	PowerShell Get-Content -Tail wrapper.
less	more
diff	fc (File Compare).
wc	Word/Line count.
base64	Encode/Decode base64.

System & Utils

Command	Mapping / Function
sudo	runas (Administrator).
clear	cls
ps	tasklist
kill	taskkill
history	doskey /history
which	where
uname	System information.
uptime	System uptime.
man	Shows help for command.
sleep	Pauses execution.
halt/reboot	Power management shortcuts.

Network Tools (--net)

Command	Mapping / Function
ifconfig	ipconfig
wget	PowerShell download wrapper.
dig	DNS lookup (nslookup wrapper).
nc	Netcat equivalent.

Sysinternals Wrappers (--sysinternals)

Requires to install Sysinternals Suite and have it in your PATH. (More wrappers are being added)

Command	Mapping
top	procexp (Process Explorer)
lsof	handle
strings	strings
shred	sdelete

License

MIT License