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Farghly Ahmed
Farghly Ahmed

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Launch git from cmd for Windows users

#git #cmd #gitbash

In this post I will show how to launch git-bash from cmd
First add git path to environment variables

  • For x86 
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\
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  • For x64 
%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\
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After adding path to environment variables Open cmd and write this command to open git bash

sh --login
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OR

sh
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OR

bash --login
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OR

bash
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Resource link:https://stackoverflow.com/a/62366648/5661396

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