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Emulate a console on your PC to bring a whole new level of gaming to Windows

Emulate a console on your PC to bring a whole new level of gaming to Windows

Vote: (1 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Samuel Vasko

Version: 1.3.20

Works under: Windows

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Program license

(1 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Samuel Vasko

1.3.20

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Uses traditional shortcuts
  • Includes many Unix-style applets built-in
  • Features a portable binary

Cons

  • Not well documented
  • Lacks a command reference

The cmder app is a portable console emulator that brings the power of Unix-style terminal emulation to the Windows platform. It's designed to be extremely flexible, so it can run off of a single USB memory stick or microSDHC card. That makes it an attractive option for IT professionals who need to open up code windows on a variety of PCs that they don't own themselves.

Instead of focusing solely on terminal emulation, cmdr offers a variety of other features as well. For instance, it supports Unix commands like ls and mv that don't normally come with windows. Users can create their own aliases or use ones that come with the program. For instance, simply typing .e will open up File Explorer wherever they are.

Unlike true Unix emulators, it doesn't blot out the keyboard shortcuts that you might very well have dedicated years of muscle memory to learning. You're free to use ^C and ^V for copying and pasting without ever having to push the shift key. The fact that you can use all of the features that you can use a complete version of grep makes it even easier to process text files, which is an area where the command line will probably always outpace graphical interfaces.

Those who use git and github will find that cmder's integration for these services are among the app's most useful tools.

Pros

  • Uses traditional shortcuts
  • Includes many Unix-style applets built-in
  • Features a portable binary

Cons

  • Not well documented
  • Lacks a command reference