I want use coreutils for day-to-day work only in cmd

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
powershell, rust
Domain
cli, operating-systems

Research direction

The issue names cmd, pwsh, PowerShell tab completion, and rm.exe, but no files or tests. Start by tracing how Windows command resolution and completion differ between cmd and pwsh. Done means the intended shell-specific command behavior is consistent and is covered by a reproducible check for the rm example.

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Description

C-bug E-help-wanted P-low

Currently, it is inconvenient for workflows where I want to use Unix-like commands in cmd but prefer the standard commands in pwsh.

For example, if I type rm - in pwsh and then press Tab, PowerShell completes options for Remove-Item. However, the command that actually gets executed is rm.exe from coreutils, creating an inconsistency where the completed options do not work as expected.

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