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busybox-on-windows

How to use a Win32 build of BusyBox to run many of the standard UNIX command line tools on Windows.

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Installation

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$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/busybox-on-windows/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills/main/plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/busybox-on-windows/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/busybox-on-windows/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

How to use a Win32 build of BusyBox to run many of the standard UNIX command line tools on Windows.

Which AI agents support this skill?

This skill is compatible with multi.

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

BusyBox is a single binary that implements many common Unix tools.

Use this skill only on Windows. If you are on UNIX, then stop here.

Run the following steps only if you cannot find a `busybox.exe` file in the same directory as this document is. 
These are PowerShell commands, if you have a classic `cmd.exe` terminal, then you must use `powershell -Command "..."` to run them.
1. Print the type of CPU: `Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MaxClockSpeed`
2. Print the OS versions: `Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" | Select-Object ProductName, DisplayVersion, CurrentBuild`
3. Download a suitable build of BusyBox by running one of these PowerShell commands:
   - 32-bit x86 (ANSI): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox.exe -OutFile busybox.exe`
   - 64-bit x86 (ANSI): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox64.exe -OutFile busybox.exe`
   - 64-bit x86 (Unicode): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox64u.exe -OutFile busybox.exe`
   - 64-bit ARM (Unicode): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox64a.exe -OutFile busybox.exe`

Useful commands:
- Help: `busybox.exe --list`
- Available UNIX commands: `busybox.exe --list`

Usage: Prefix the UNIX command with `busybox.exe`, for example: `busybox.exe ls -1`

If you need to run a UNIX command under another CWD, then use the absolute path to `busybox.exe`.

Documentation: https://frippery.org/busybox/
Original BusyBox: https://busybox.net/

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