Babun - a Windows shell you will love!

Would you like to use a linux-like console on a Windows host without a lot of fuzz? Try out babun!

Cygwin

The core of Babun consists of a pre-configured Cygwin. Cygwin is a great tool, but there’s a lot of quirks and tricks that makes you lose a lot of time to make it actually usable. Not only does babun solve most of these problems, but also contains a lot of vital packages, so that you can be productive from the very first minute.

Package manager

Babun provides a package manager called pact. It is similar to apt-get or yum. Pact enables installing/searching/upgrading and deinstalling cygwin packages with no hassle at all. Just invoke pact --help to check how to use it.

Shell

Babun’s shell is tweaked in order to provide the best possible user-experience. There are two shell types that are pre-configured and available right away - bash and zsh (zsh is the default one). Babun’s shell features:

• syntax highlighting
  
• UNIX tools
  
• software development tools
  
• git-aware prompt
  
• custom scripts and aliases
  
• and much more!
  

Features

Babun features the following:

• Pre-configured Cygwin with a lot of addons
  
• Silent command-line installer, no admin rights required
  
• pact - advanced package manager (like apt-get or yum)
  
• xTerm-256 compatible console
  
• HTTP(s) proxying support
  
• Plugin-oriented architecture
  
• Pre-configured git and shell
  
• Integrated oh-my-zsh
  
• Auto update feature
  
• "Open Babun Here" context menu entry
  
  
  
  
  
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