How to run something in Git Bash from Windows command

Question

I use this Windows command to open Git Bash:

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

I want to run a script from Git Bash now.
How can I do to run a script from Windows command on Git Bash?

I want that Git Bash run git ex (a script from me) when it is open.

VonC · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-01 21:58:58Z

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You don't need to call bash or sh to run a bash script from DOS.

Simply write your bash script in a file called git-xxx (replace xxx by something more expressive) (no extension).

Then, from your DOS (provided your %PATH% include <git>/bin), call:

git xxx

That will launch the git-xxx script (it needs to be somewhere in your PATH too), through the git bash.exe session.

answered Dec 1, 2016 at 21:58

VonC

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2 Comments

This doesn't work for me. Is this still a feature in recent versions of git?

@jkokorian No, it is a known feature for quite some time now. But your git-xxx needs to be in your %PATH%.