IT:AD:Git Bash
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Summary
Git is basically a collection of scripts written for the Linux environment. To run those scripts, you need a Linux shell emulator.
“Git bash” is a msys shell included in IT:AD:Git For Windows, and is a slimmed-down version of Cygwin, whose only purpose is to provide enough of a POSIX layer to run a bash (TODO:Check whether the new IT:AD:MSysGit project is still using Cygwin…I think not).
Even if you use a Git GUI of some kind to invoke Git commands, when setting up IT:AD:Git it's common to use IT:AD:Git Bash to access IT:AD:SSH, IT:AD:SSH-KEYGEN, etc. to set up the required IT:AD:SSH.
%userprofile%/AppData/Local/Programs/Git/usr/bin/ to the User PATH IT:AD:Environment Variables you don't need IT:AD:Git Bash for those steps – you just need a IT:AD:Powershell CLI to activate IT:AD:SSH-KEYGEN, etc.
Notes
Git Bash is:
- When installed by IT:AD:Git For Windows, is installed to:
%userprofile%/AppData/Local/Programs/Git/git-bash.exe - Within the Shell,
gitis a known command $HOMEis defined (pointing to~, ie,%userprofile%)- It is able to activate the programs within
%userprofile%/AppData/Local/Programs/Git/usr/bin/, such asssh.exe
Git-Bash.exe versus SH.exe
I don't yet understand the exact difference between:
%userprofile%/AppData/Local/Programs/Git/git-bash.exe
and
%userprofile%/AppData/Local/Programs/Git/usr/bin/sh.exe
git-bash.exe can automatically find the apps in the usr/bin directory, whereas sh.exe won't, until you start it using the login switch: sh.exe -l