Git Bash prompt does not open - GIt bash installation

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I have installed several times the package GI-1.9.4-preview20140611.exe on my Windows 8. When I try to open the git bash command window, the window opens, but it is empty, no showing the usual welcome message and the git prompt. I have tried changing the command for the sh.exe file, which usually has the format "sh.exe --login -i" into just "sh.exe". The shell opens then, the PS1 variable shows only the sh.exe file name and version, nothing more. Is there something wrong with my installation? Thanks!

Tim Cason · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-01 05:16:16Z

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Your installation is fine.

The git executable(sh.exe) for Command Line Tool is a script that in order to work will be based on the your windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe)

You will need the following string to refer to Git correctly as an executable:

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

Or you can always 'right-click' and SELECT 'Git Bash Here' or 'Git GUI Here'

answered Mar 1, 2015 at 5:16

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