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Git bash - is this MSYS bash or something else?

DISCUSSION Lennart Borgman (gmail) 2 participants 3 messages Jun 15, 2016

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Hi git users,

I wonder if the bash.exe that comes with GIT is MSYS bash or a rewrite? Does it follow the usual MSYS bash rules?

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Quoted 1 line · Lennart Borgman (gmail)

I wonder if the bash.exe that comes with GIT is MSYS bash or a rewrite?

It is the MSYS bash.

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Does it follow the usual MSYS bash rules?

What does this mean?

Steffen

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Quoted 1 line · Lennart Borgman (gmail)

I wonder if the bash.exe that comes with GIT is MSYS bash or a rewrite?

It is the MSYS bash.

Thanks Steffen.

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Does it follow the usual MSYS bash rules?

What does this mean?

I just wondered if something was changed regarding starting of programs from MSYS bash.