diff --git a/chmod.bat b/chmod.bat
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/chmod.bat
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+echo chmod not available under Windows
diff --git a/cp.bat b/cp.bat
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index 000000000..5744de087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cp.bat
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+echo cp not available under Windows