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I need to write a script that handle files. Its aim is to open and copy some sections from the file, in a binary context. The problem is I need to run it on both Windows and Unix.

Is there a scripting language that can handle both operating systems?

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Python runs on both. The Windows version doesn't even need cygwin. If you have cygwin, then you can also use bash script.

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Does Python also deals with internals issues, like services on windows and for instance domain at unix ?
You can add the win32 extensions, a separate package, that provides access to almost all of Windows stuff. You can even create services with it.
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You can install a scripting language such as Python or Perl and use it on both systems.

Alternatively, install Cygwin on Windows, which will allow you to run a Bash shell under Windows.

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Ruby also runs on both systems just fine and has support for manipulating paths for both worlds. There's a nice installer for Windows and most Linux distros also ship it in their default installation.

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I've successfully used Tcl across Unix and Windows; you can find more information here and here.

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The command shell "bash", native on Unices, is also available on Windows.

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