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Msysgit is a windows-compatible build of the git revision control system.

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Git Bash Here in Console2?

MSysGit installs a context menu item that opens a Git Bash prompt at the currently selected folder; however, this opens a cmd.exe window and I would like it to open in Console2 instead. What modifications do I need to make to get this working? Note,…
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How to run internal cmd command from the msys shell?

The Windows CMD utility has a number of internal commands, such as mklink. How can they be used from the msys shell ? From CMD's documentation, the /c switch can be used to execute a command and exit; but this doesn't seem to work. If I do cmd…
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Is the option "Use Git and optional Unix tools from the Windows Command Prompt" dangerous?

When installing Git, it offers the option to add all of its msys *nix tools into your PATH, however it warns: Warning: This will override Windows tools like "find" and "sort". Only use this option if you understand the implications. My questions…
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Use msysgit/"Git for Windows" to navigate Windows shortcuts?

I use msysgit on Windows to use git, but I often want to navigate through a Windows-style *.lnk shortcut. I typically manage my file structure through Windows' explorer, so using a different type of shortcut (such as creating hard or soft link in…
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Problem using git on Windows 7 with msysgit and .ssh keys

I'm using git on my Ubuntu machine with my existing ssh keys. Now I have to use Git on Windows 7, and need to use the same keypairs. I have set up msysgit and created an .ssh folder in Users\username\.ssh. I have copied my keypair from Ubuntu's .ssh…
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Is there a way to run git within Powershell?

Is there a way to run git within Powershell? I have a Windows 7 box with msysgit. I'd like to have a single shell to also run all my git commands as well as play around with Powershell scripting.
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Explorer stops responding when opening Git Bash

When I open Git Bash from the Explorer context menu, Explorer stops responding, regardless whether the folder is a Git folder. Immediately when I close Git Bash, Explorer starts to respond again. My system is running Windows 7 Professional x64 and…
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Slow msysGit performance on mapped network drive

I have a development web server with an application directory mapped to my local machine as drive Z: (e.g. \\web_server\wwwroot). The shared folder requires domain credentials to access (my domain account is a Co-owner on the folder). I am able to…
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mount external drive on windows7 for git

I love my GitBash window because it helps maintain the illusion that I am not on Windows 7. I can type ls /c/ and see C:/. This has worked fine for me. Now I would like to create a git backup on an external drive that is not underneath C:. I plug…
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.bash_profile statements get executed twice

I use MsysGit on windows 7. I have one annoying problem. The entire bash_profile file seems to get executed twice. for example, I have the following echo line in the .bash_profile echo "Boinkk..." If I have echo "Calvin..." echo…
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Can't use python in interactive mode on new msys-git terminal?

I recently upgraded my laptop, which ran a 32-bit Win7, and my new laptop runs a 64-bit Win7 installation. I am installing git 2.5.1 from git-scm.com, and the latest python versions (both 3.4.3 and 2.7.10). During installation, I select to use the…
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msysgit's ssh doesn't display colors

I'm using Console 2 to launch msysgit's Bash shell in Windows. When I ssh to a server (either a SLES or RHLE server) and do an ls or use vi I don't get any colors. However, the colors DO work correctly if I use PuTTY. I haven't done any color…
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Accessing a remote Windows "Git Bash" prompt from a Linux machine?

"Git Bash" is a program that comes with Git for Windows. In order to get to a Git Bash prompt on a remote Windows machine from a linux machine, my usual process is to use remmina to open an RDP connection, then to open a new Git Bash window. Is…
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git-tfs and msysgit on Windows 7

I've installed msysgit [msysGit-fullinstall-1.7.4-preview20110204.exe] on Windows 7 64-bit, and extracted git-tfs [GitTfs-0.11.0.zip] into a directory on my machine. I've setup both the msysgit installation directory (e.g.…
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GPG Agent under Windows as SSH Agent for git bash

I'm trying to set up gpg-agent as the common authentication agent under Windows. It works fine for both Putty and regular gpg use, but now I'd like to use it as ssh-agent in git bash as well. From what I've gathered, it should be sufficient to…
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