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IPython doesn't get you POSIX, but it mitigates a lot of the pain. I run it inside console2 and the experience is pretty good. I have grep, gzip, plink, ffmpeg, and a bunch of other command line programs available from gnuwin32 and elsewhere. Given the choice I would use linux, but the most powerful machine I have access to is Win7 and I'm prohibited from changing this :(

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Thanks for the tips. I may be working soon in a windows shop (who deploys on Linux.. ahhhh) and I'm looking for these tips to stay sane.

Have you seen PowerShell? It has only shipped with the OS starting with Windows 7, but it's a surprisingly powerful shell--in some ways it looks way more powerful (and complicated) than bash and the like.

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