I think I did have some time early -90's someone did alternative C0.lib which actually when you linked it with your programs it made much easier porting some *nix software to MS-DOS. No need to make modifications command line handler, as that modified startup-library as I think it's or was called, did what was needed.

It was then COMMAND.COM ie. Dos command line did not do that. And there were alternatives like something called 4DOS which I did never use, but those could have done it. Or did they?

I have't used Windows for quite long time. And I do not know if CMD.EXE or PowerShell whatever its name are any better. Maybe someone knowing would like to comment this.