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Eric Hepperle - CodeSlayer2010
Eric Hepperle - CodeSlayer2010

Reputation: 3918

How To Launch Git Bash from Windows Command Line?

I've got what I'm hoping is a simple question, but I haven't been able to find the answer yet. I would like to launch Git Bash from a Windows batch file. Here is what I tried so far:

  1. Launched Git Bash from Win 7 Start button

  2. Used CTRL+ALT+DEL to identify the process as "sh.exe"

  3. Launched sh.exe from batch file using start command

     start sh.exe

However, this does not launch the full Git Bash environment. Git Bash usually has "MINGW32" in the title bar, but sh.exe has a full path to ... Git\bin\sh.exe. It feels to me like there are some overlays or dependencies that I'm not aware of possibly, that also need to be loaded (pulled in? imported?).

This was one of the top results I found through searching the web, but it doesn't make complete sense to me and I'm not sure if it applies exactly to my situation:

Running git from Windows Cmd line: Where are key files?

I'm a beginner in the world of Windows batch scripting.

Upvotes: 166

Views: 328223

Answers (12)

Endoro
Endoro

Reputation: 37569

If you want to launch from a batch file:

  • for x86

      start "" "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

  • for x64

      start "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

Upvotes: 179

kujiy
kujiy

Reputation: 6127

I prefer to use git-bash.exe instead of sh.exe.

start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\git-bash.exe" -c "tail -f /c/Windows/win.ini"

You can stop closing the window when call /usr/bin/bash --login -i in the end;

start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\git-bash.exe" -c "echo 1 && echo 2 && /usr/bin/bash --login -i"

Note: I'm not sure this is a good way :)

Upvotes: 41

Klas Mellbourn
Klas Mellbourn

Reputation: 44347

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "full Git Bash environment", but I get the nice prompt if I do

"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

In PowerShell

& 'C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe' --login

The --login switch makes the shell execute the login shell startup files.

Upvotes: 75

Ali Darwish
Ali Darwish

Reputation: 13

If you want to start a "Git Gash" window from "Git Bash" window, so "start bash" will do the work in windows 10.

Upvotes: 0

mufazmi
mufazmi

Reputation: 1210

To access the GIT BASH with the command line.

Simply visit the Git installation directory.

In my case it was.

C:\program\Git\bin\sh.exe

Copy and paste that path to an environment variable. enter image description here

Open command prompt and type bash

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BOOM..! now you have successfully accessed the GIT BASH from the command prompt.

Upvotes: 6

lava
lava

Reputation: 7343

Windows

Git bash default location C:\Program Files\Git\bin

So copy this folder path and paste it inside environment variables setting under system variables.

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start -> Environment Variables

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select Environment variable

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Create a new environment variable like this

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Add environment variable gtbash %gtbash% in the path variable

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Now check by taking a new command prompt and typing sh (close already opened terminal or cmd)

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Now live

something like this(GIF):

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Upvotes: 2

Eng_Farghly
Eng_Farghly

Reputation: 2997

You can add git path to environment variables

  • For x86

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\

  • For x64

%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\

Open cmd and write this command to open git bash

sh --login

OR

bash --login

OR

sh

OR

bash

You can see this GIF image for more details:

https://media1.giphy.com/media/WSxbZkPFY490wk3abN/giphy.gif

Upvotes: 8

old-monk
old-monk

Reputation: 931

I prefer, putting git in environment variable and just calling

c:\Users\[myname]>sh
or 
c:\Users\[myname]>bash

Steps to create Environment variable (Win7)

  • From the desktop, right click the Computer icon.
  • Choose Properties from the context menu.
  • Click the Advanced system settings link.
  • Click Environment Variables.

  • In the section User variables, hit button NEW, put variable name as GIT_HOME, value as (folder-where-you-installed-git).

    • for me it is was c:\tools\git, others maybe have C:\Program Files\Git

  • find the PATH environment variable and select it. Click Edit. (If the PATH environment variable does not exist, click New).

  • In the Edit window, add a new value %GIT_HOME% and %GIT_HOME%\bin. Click OK. Close all remaining windows by clicking OK.
  • [Make sure you close the CMD which you want use for git]
  • open new Command prompt, and just type sh or bash or git-bash

Upvotes: 19

dpate
dpate

Reputation: 31

I used the info above to help create a more permanent solution. The following will create the alias sh that you can use to open Git Bash:

echo @start "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login > %systemroot%\sh.bat

Upvotes: 3

ThaJay
ThaJay

Reputation: 1912

The answer by Endoro has aged and I'm unable to comment;

# if you want to launch from a batch file or the command line:

start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

Upvotes: 0

RuntimeException
RuntimeException

Reputation: 1633

https://stackoverflow.com/a/33368029/15789

I have posted an answer here.

Open a Windows command window, and execute this script. If there is a change in your working directory, it will open a bash terminal in your working directory, and display the current git status. It keeps the bash window open, by calling exec bash.

If you have multiple projects you may create copies of this script with different project folder, and call it from a main batch script.

Upvotes: 3

user3616334
user3616334

Reputation: 41

start "" "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i

Git bash will get open.

Upvotes: 4

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