How To Launch Git Bash from Windows Command Line?

If you want to launch from a batch file:

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

for x64 start "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

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I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "full Git Bash environment", but I get the nice prompt if I do

"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

In PowerShell

& 'C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe' --login

The --login switch makes the shell execute the login shell startup files.

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I prefer to use git-bash.exe instead of sh.exe.

start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\git-bash.exe" -c "tail -f /c/Windows/win.ini"

You can stop closing the window when call /usr/bin/bash --login -i in the end;

start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\git-bash.exe" -c "echo 1 && echo 2 && /usr/bin/bash --login -i"

Note: I'm not sure this is a good way :)

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I prefer, putting git in environment variable and just calling

c:\Users\[myname]>sh
or 
c:\Users\[myname]>bash

Steps to create Environment variable (Win7)

From the desktop, right click the Computer icon.

Choose Properties from the context menu.

Click the Advanced system settings link.

Click Environment Variables.

In the section User variables, hit button NEW, put variable name as GIT_HOME, value as (folder-where-you-installed-git). for me it is was c:\tools\git, others maybe have C:\Program Files\Git

for me it is was c:\tools\git, others maybe have C:\Program Files\Git

find the PATH environment variable and select it. Click Edit. (If the PATH environment variable does not exist, click New).

In the Edit window, add a new value %GIT_HOME% and %GIT_HOME%\bin. Click OK. Close all remaining windows by clicking OK.

[Make sure you close the CMD which you want use for git]

open new Command prompt, and just type sh or bash or git-bash

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You can add git path to environment variables

For x86

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\

For x64

%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\

Open cmd and write this command to open git bash

sh --login

OR

bash --login

OR

sh

OR

bash

You can see this GIF image for more details:

https://media1.giphy.com/media/WSxbZkPFY490wk3abN/giphy.gif

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To access the GIT BASH with the command line.

Simply visit the Git installation directory.

In my case it was.

C:\program\Git\bin\sh.exe

https://i.stack.imgur.com/bYbvE.png

Open command prompt and type bash

https://i.stack.imgur.com/1rpVO.png

BOOM..! now you have successfully accessed the GIT BASH from the command prompt.

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

Git bash will get open.

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https://stackoverflow.com/a/33368029/15789

I have posted an answer here.

Open a Windows command window, and execute this script. If there is a change in your working directory, it will open a bash terminal in your working directory, and display the current git status. It keeps the bash window open, by calling exec bash.

If you have multiple projects you may create copies of this script with different project folder, and call it from a main batch script.

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I used the info above to help create a more permanent solution. The following will create the alias sh that you can use to open Git Bash:

echo @start "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login > %systemroot%\sh.bat

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Windows

Git bash default location C:\Program Files\Git\bin

So copy this folder path and paste it inside environment variables setting under system variables.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/J2DU4.png

start -> Environment Variables

https://i.stack.imgur.com/8gzzv.png

select Environment variable

https://i.stack.imgur.com/shc0F.png

Create a new environment variable like this

https://i.stack.imgur.com/UtuSn.png

Add environment variable gtbash %gtbash% in the path variable

https://i.stack.imgur.com/fDr9A.png

Now check by taking a new command prompt and typing sh (close already opened terminal or cmd)

https://i.stack.imgur.com/4RHPk.png

Now live

something like this(GIF):

https://i.stack.imgur.com/CjsSW.gif

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The answer by Endoro has aged and I'm unable to comment;

# if you want to launch from a batch file or the command line:

start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

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