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name: busybox-on-windows
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description: "How to use a Win32 build of BusyBox to run many of the standard UNIX command line tools on Windows."
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risk: unknown
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source: community
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date_added: "2026-02-27"
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---
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BusyBox is a single binary that implements many common Unix tools.
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Use this skill only on Windows. If you are on UNIX, then stop here.
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Run the following steps only if you cannot find a `busybox.exe` file in the same directory as this document is.
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These are PowerShell commands, if you have a classic `cmd.exe` terminal, then you must use `powershell -Command "..."` to run them.
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1. Print the type of CPU: `Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MaxClockSpeed`
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2. Print the OS versions: `Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" | Select-Object ProductName, DisplayVersion, CurrentBuild`
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3. Download a suitable build of BusyBox by running one of these PowerShell commands:
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- 32-bit x86 (ANSI): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox.exe -OutFile busybox.exe`
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- 64-bit x86 (ANSI): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox64.exe -OutFile busybox.exe`
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- 64-bit x86 (Unicode): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox64u.exe -OutFile busybox.exe`
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- 64-bit ARM (Unicode): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox64a.exe -OutFile busybox.exe`
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Useful commands:
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- Help: `busybox.exe --list`
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- Available UNIX commands: `busybox.exe --list`
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Usage: Prefix the UNIX command with `busybox.exe`, for example: `busybox.exe ls -1`
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If you need to run a UNIX command under another CWD, then use the absolute path to `busybox.exe`.
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Documentation: https://frippery.org/busybox/
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Original BusyBox: https://busybox.net/
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## When to Use
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This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.
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