I just use Git for Windows and put it in my path. It has all the *nix utilities native to Windows .exe files you want including Git and GnuPG, ssh, etc without having to install Cygwin. It even has a Perl version but I use Strawberry Perl and it doesn't interfere.

Thanks, that's a very good idea, which could solve my emacs issues.

But a pure Perl solution might be interesting too. (like embedded in the debugger for an interactive shell experience)

update

unfortunately not that easy

• using grep fails because option --exclude is missing
• using diff fails with permission denied problems

Cheers Rolf
_{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
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Not sure why diff fails for you - works for me; as does grep:

VinsWorldcom@C:\Users\VinsWorldcom> grep --help | grep exclude
      --exclude=PATTERN     files that match PATTERN will be skipped.
      --exclude-from=FILE   files that match PATTERN in FILE will be s
+kipped.

VinsWorldcom@C:\Users\VinsWorldcom> grep --exclude
grep: option `--exclude' requires an argument
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
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