scorpiox-busybox Container

Brings essential Unix command-line utilities to Windows. Installs and manages a curated set of common Unix tools (ls, grep, awk, sed, cat, etc.) so developers can use familiar commands in Windows terminals without WSL or Cygwin.

⊞ Windows x64

This tool is Windows-only — it provides Unix utilities that are already native on Linux and macOS.

Flags & Options

Flag	Short	Description	Takes Value
`--install`	`-i`	Install all bundled Unix tools to the system PATH	No
`--all`	`-a`	List all available Unix tools included in the bundle	No
`--cmd`	`-c`	Run a single command through the busybox environment	No
`--json`	`-j`	Output tool listing and status in JSON format	No
`-d`	—	Specify target installation directory	Yes
`--version`	`-v`	Print scorpiox-busybox version and exit	No
`--help`	`-h`	Show usage information and exit	No

Usage Examples

Install all Unix tools

# Install bundled Unix tools into your PATH
scorpiox-busybox --install

# Install to a custom directory
scorpiox-busybox --install -d C:\Tools\unix
    

List available tools

# Show all included Unix utilities
scorpiox-busybox --all

ls grep awk sed cat head tail wc sort uniq tr cut
find xargs mkdir rm cp mv chmod touch echo printf
date env basename dirname readlink tee
    

JSON output for scripting

# Get tool listing as JSON (for automation and CI)
scorpiox-busybox --all --json

{"tools":["ls","grep","awk","sed","cat",...],"count":30,"version":"1.0.0"}
    

Run a command directly

# Run a single Unix command through busybox
scorpiox-busybox --cmd ls -la C:\Projects

# Use grep to search files
scorpiox-busybox --cmd grep -rn "TODO" src/

# Chain commands with pipes (in PowerShell)
scorpiox-busybox --cmd cat README.md | scorpiox-busybox --cmd grep "install"
    

Check version

scorpiox-busybox --version
scorpiox-busybox v1.0.0 (windows-x64)
    

Source & Build Info

Source File

scorpiox/scorpiox-busybox.c

Lines of Code

607

Dependencies

libsxutil