Use Unix-based commands with Anaconda in Windows Operating System

Question

I used to use several Unix-based commands with Anaconda 2 (i.e., Python 2.7) in Windows 7. For example, these commands ls, mkdir, rm,... can work properly with

Answer 1

At the command line in Anaconda Prompt, use conda to install the m2-base utilities:

conda install m2-base

This will give you the basic linux commands.