In my current project, I am stuck with Windows 7 which means no Bash :( I could have installed Cygwin as usual but this time, I decided to extend my knowledge of the Windows command line and I found this: doskey . With the doskeys defined below, the Windows command line is still far from being as powerful as an old good Bash but it is a bit more user friendly. Even better, I found the Windows PowerShell which has familiar notions like profile and aliases . The doskeys I use: My PowerShell profile: Recommended link: https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.aliases