# bmatzelle/gow

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow
- Homepage: https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow/wiki
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/bmatzelle-gow.md

## Description

Gow is a collection of tools designed to install Unix-based system utilities on Windows and extend the Windows shell with custom context menu options. It provides a suite of open source binary applications that bring common Unix system administration and file manipulation tools to the Windows operating system.

The project integrates these utilities into the Windows environment by managing system environment paths and distributing static, portable binaries. It further extends the Windows File Explorer by adding context menu options that allow users to launch command and terminal prompts directly from a selected folder.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Unix Shell Environments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/unix-shell-environments.md) — Provides a suite of standard Unix command-line applications and utilities within a Windows environment. ([source](https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow#readme))
- [Portable System Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/portable-system-utilities.md) — Provides a collection of standalone system utilities that operate independently of a centralized package manager.
- [Binary Distributions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/binary-distributions.md) — Distributes pre-compiled Unix-style executable binaries for direct execution on Windows.
- [Cross-Platform Development Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/cross-platform-development-tools.md) — Ensures consistent developer workflows by bringing open source Unix binaries to the Windows operating system.
- [Unix Utility Installers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/package-installers/command-based-package-installation/windows-cli-installers/unix-utility-installers.md) — Installs and manages a suite of standard Unix command line tools for system administration on Windows.
- [Shell Command Execution](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/shell-command-execution.md) — Launches terminal emulator processes and initializes them within the current folder's working directory.

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Portable Unix Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/portable-unix-utilities.md) — Executes standard Unix-style binary tools for file manipulation and system administration on Windows. ([source](https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow/tree/master/bin))
- [Shell Context Menu Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/shell-context-menu-integrations.md) — Adds custom command options to the Windows File Explorer right-click menu via registry modifications.
- [Windows Command Line Operations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/system-administration-maintenance/system-administration-utilities/system-utilities/process-and-task-orchestration/windows-command-line-operations.md) — Optimizes Windows command line workflows by launching terminals directly from folder locations.
- [Shell Environment Configurations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/terminal-command-line-environments/shells-scripting/configuration-scripts/shell-environment-configurations.md) — Manages system PATH and environment variables to make Unix utilities accessible from any directory in the Windows shell.

### User Interface & Experience

- [File Explorer Context Menus](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/context-menu-customizations/application-launch-menus/file-explorer-context-menus.md) — Integrates a context menu option into File Explorer to launch a command prompt in the selected folder. ([source](https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow/blob/master/ReadMe.md))