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This section provides documentation for command line-based technologies for Windows.

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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
 Ubuntu on Windows provides users familiar with Linux a functional Bash shell and allows for the end user to run native Ubuntu binaries on Windows. Doing this allows users to open a Bash shell and use familiar commands such as ls, grep, sed, and awk. Additionally, this allows users to run apt-get to pull down 3rd party binaries compatible with Ubuntu such as apt-get install ruby to install the Ubuntu build of Ruby.
WSL architectural overview
 This article provides information about the underlying architecture of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
WSL FAQ
 This article provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).