Native Unix-style command-line infrastructure for Windows and AI agents.
UNIXWIN builds a Windows-native command stack for workflows that expect Unix commands, Bash-like scripting, pipelines, and agent-friendly automation without requiring WSL.
niubash
├── rubash Bash-compatible shell engine written in Rust
└── WinuxCmd Native Windows coreutils layer
oh-my-niu Themes, plugins, and shell configuration
| If you want... | Start with | Role |
|---|---|---|
| A Unix-style shell on Windows | niubash | User-facing shell |
| GNU-style commands available today | WinuxCmd | Native coreutils layer; usable standalone |
| A Bash-compatible execution engine | rubash | Shell language engine |
| Themes, plugins, and shell customization | oh-my-niu | Configuration ecosystem |
AI agents, CI jobs, documentation, issue comments, and developers often produce Unix-style commands such as grep, find, xargs, sed, and shell pipelines. On Windows, those workflows often require WSL, Git Bash, or shell-specific workarounds.
UNIXWIN aims to make that layer native on Windows: composable commands, Bash-compatible execution, familiar text workflows, and predictable behavior for both humans and agents.
The primary user-facing shell. niubash combines rubash for Bash-compatible language execution with WinuxCmd as its native coreutils layer, then adds the interactive Windows experience: REPL, completion, prompt themes, configuration, history, and Ctrl+C handling.
A lightweight native Windows implementation of GNU-style command tools. It can be used standalone today, and its long-term role in UNIXWIN is to serve as the coreutils layer for niubash.
A Bash-compatible shell engine written in Rust. It provides the parser, executor, builtins, shell language behavior, and script compatibility layer used by niubash.
The planned configuration ecosystem for niubash: themes, plugins, prompt customization, and shell setup conventions.
- Make
niubashthe main entry point for the UNIXWIN command-line experience. - Keep
WinuxCmduseful standalone while hardening it as the native coreutils layer. - Improve Bash compatibility in
rubashthrough real compatibility tests. - Build a Windows command-line stack that works well for AI agents, local automation, and developer workflows.
UNIXWIN 是面向 Windows 和 AI agent 的原生命令行基础设施。
我们的目标不是把 Windows 变成 Linux，而是在 Windows 上提供可组合、可脚本化、agent 友好的 Unix-style 命令体验：niubash 作为用户入口，rubash 提供 Bash 兼容执行引擎，WinuxCmd 提供原生 Windows coreutils 层。
