# Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:theregister)  published 2026-06-03 19:04 ingested 2026-06-04 09:47

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Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows
Coreutils serves over 75 Unix commands in Windows and PowerShell command lines
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