https://github.com/yortw/winix
Cross-platform CLI tools for the gaps between Windows and *nix — timeit, peep, squeeze, wargs, files, treex
https://github.com/yortw/winix
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Cross-platform CLI tools for the gaps between Windows and *nix — timeit, peep, squeeze, wargs, files, treex
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/yortw/winix
- Owner: Yortw
- License: mit
- Created: 2026-03-28T22:13:59.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-02T06:17:30.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-02T17:40:48.480Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: aot, cli, command-line-tools, cross-platform, csharp, dotnet, linux, macos, windows
- Language: C#
- Homepage: https://github.com/Yortw/winix
- Size: 1.03 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Security: SECURITY.md
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# Winix
[](https://github.com/Yortw/winix/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
[](LICENSE)
[](https://github.com/Yortw/winix/releases)
**Cross-platform CLI tools for the gaps between Windows and *nix.**
Winix is a suite of small, focused command-line tools built with .NET and compiled to native binaries via AOT. Each tool fills a gap where Linux utilities either don't exist on Windows, have poor/abandoned ports, or where a modern implementation can do better than the original.
## Tools
| Tool | What it does | *nix equivalent | Status |
|------|-------------|-----------------|--------|
| [**timeit**](src/timeit/README.md) | Time a command — wall clock, CPU time, peak memory, exit code | `time` | Shipped |
| [**peep**](src/peep/README.md) | Watch a command on interval + re-run on file changes | `watch` + `entr` | Shipped |
| [**squeeze**](src/squeeze/README.md) | Multi-format compression (gzip, brotli, zstd) | `gzip`, `brotli`, `zstd` | Shipped |
| [**wargs**](src/wargs/README.md) | Build and execute commands from stdin | `xargs` | Shipped |
| [**files**](src/files/README.md) | Find files by name, size, date, type, and content | `find` | Shipped |
| [**treex**](src/treex/README.md) | Enhanced directory tree with colour, filtering, sizes | `tree` | Shipped |
## Install
### Scoop (Windows)
```bash
scoop bucket add winix https://github.com/Yortw/winix
scoop install winix/timeit # individual tool
scoop install winix/winix # all tools
```
### Winget (Windows, stable releases)
```bash
winget install Winix.TimeIt
winget install Winix.Squeeze
winget install Winix.Peep
winget install Winix.Wargs
winget install Winix.Files
winget install Winix.TreeX
```
### .NET Tool (cross-platform)
```bash
dotnet tool install -g Winix.TimeIt
dotnet tool install -g Winix.Squeeze
dotnet tool install -g Winix.Peep
dotnet tool install -g Winix.Wargs
dotnet tool install -g Winix.Files
dotnet tool install -g Winix.TreeX
```
### Direct Download
Download native binaries from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Yortw/winix/releases).
Available for Windows (x64), Linux (x64), and macOS (x64, ARM64).
## Quick Start
```bash
# Time a build
timeit dotnet build
# Watch a command, re-run on file changes
peep -w "src/**/*.cs" dotnet test
# Compress with zstd
squeeze --zstd largefile.bin
# Find files and batch-process them
files src --ext cs | wargs dotnet format
# Browse a directory tree with sizes
treex --size --gitignore --no-hidden
# JSON output for CI
timeit --json dotnet test
# AI agent metadata
files --describe
```
## Building from Source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Yortw/winix.git
cd winix
dotnet build Winix.sln
dotnet test Winix.sln
# AOT native binary
dotnet publish src/timeit/timeit.csproj -c Release -r win-x64
```
## Status
Six tools shipped (`timeit`, `peep`, `squeeze`, `wargs`, `files`, `treex`) — all functional, tested, and AOT-ready. More tools planned.
## License
MIT