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Feb 11, 2012 2:58 AM

Configuring Git Bash As An External Tool

How do I configure Git Bash as an external tool?

I have Console2 and CubicExplorer configured fine as external tools but I can't seem to make Git Bash work.

The Windows shortcut is:

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i"

 

The working directory should probably be set to $ProjectFileDir$ to make it useful.

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Feb 11, 2012 6:07 AM in response to: opticyclic
Re: Configuring Git Bash As An External Tool

On Windows 7, I use parameters: "/c start D:\Programs\Git\bin\sh.exe --login -i", with the working dir set to "$FileDir$".

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Feb 11, 2012 10:23 PM in response to: Shorn Tolley
Re: Configuring Git Bash As An External Tool

Thanks Shorn. I noticed that you don't have any spaces in your path.

That led me to believe that the problem seemed to stem from the fact that I had spaces in Program Files(x86) and IDEA was getting confused by the quotes I was putting in.

Windows 8.3 names to the rescue!

/c start C:\Progra~2\Git\bin\sh.exe --login -i

 

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Working dir set to $ProjectFileDir$ makes more sense for me as I only use it for repo level commands that IDEA doesn't seem to support yet.

e.g.  git reset --soft HEAD~1 or git rebase --continue.

 

An alternative, is to add Console2 (http://www.hanselman.com/blog/Console2ABetterWindowsCommandPrompt.aspx ) as an external tool and to have new tabs in that open Git Bash.

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