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copied!<p>mingw is Minimum Gnu for Windows. There are several add on packages to it, but it has <code>gcc</code> and <code>g++</code>. Occasionally there is an issue with some tool not acting exactly right with executables having <code>.exe</code> on their end or <code>/</code> and <code>\\</code> in output statements, but it's pretty decent. I can't remember, but I think that there may be some reason that you can't run gdb in Windows, but I could be wrong.</p> <p>You can also get versions of most of the *nix text editors for Windows. gVim is available if you like vi or vim. Versions of vi and vim for the command line are also available, but don't always act right with resized windows. gVim and vim can do syntax highlighting if you tell them to in the configuration file.</p> <p>The last couple of versions of Windows have had (or been able to freely download and install) PowerShell, which I suggest you get. It is different from a *nix shell in many many ways, but often (not always) you can get away with using it just like a *nix shell. If you use pipes in it you should know that it likes to turn everything into utf-16, though. The main good thing I've found when using it as a better DOS window is that you can resize the window more freely. You can still use old DOS windows, though.</p> <p>Another alternative is cygwin, which besides just the command line tools, presents more of a *nix environment for your programs. It includes libraries that make things look more like you are running on Linux from your programs' point of view (simulating many Linux system calls, for instance). I used this a long time ago, but it had some pretty severe problems back then. I have heard great things about it since then, but I have not had enough of a reason to try it out again.</p>

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