microsoft/coreutils
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Coreutils for Windows: Installer & Packaging observed · 2026-09-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
73/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 81
- Longevity 11
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 46.5
- age_days: 158
- days_rel: 47
- days_push: 36
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
5190 stars · 107 forks observed · 2026-09-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Microsoft-maintained Windows build of uutils/coreutils, findutils, and grep packaged as a single multi-call binary, bringing UNIX-style core utilities natively to Windows. It is in preview and installable via WinGet, aiming to make scripts and pipelines portable across Linux, macOS, WSL, and Windows.
Use cases
- run unix commands like ls and cp natively on windows
- port shell scripts from linux to windows without translation
- use the same coreutils pipelines across wsl and windows
- replace gnuwin32 with a maintained coreutils distribution
- install gnu-style command line utilities via winget
When to choose
- you want native, Microsoft-supported UNIX utilities on Windows
- you need consistent command behavior across Linux, macOS, WSL, and Windows
- you want a single multi-call binary instead of many separate executables
When to avoid
- you rely on commands like kill that are unavailable due to Windows signal limitations
- you depend on commands that conflict with CMD or PowerShell built-ins and cannot manage PATH or aliases
- you need a fully stable, out-of-preview release
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools file-system developer-tools cross-platform windows cli rust coreutils uutils unix-utilities shell-tools winget multi-call-binary command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/coreutils · fetched 2026-09-21 · e306cda8cabe
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/coreutils | main | 73 |
For agents
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