MSysGit - run bat files directly

Question

I installed new version of MSysGit and now I am not able to run *.bat files directly from command line("called MINGW64").

I try to search it, but I only saw options which needs run cmd first. Out of a git console: how do I execute a batch file and then return to git console? cmd "/C clean.bat"

Is there some option to just run the clean.bat?

Thank you very much

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I solve that by updating all libraries... Maybe Cygwin? I am not sure, but update all your software and it works.

Amund

Maybe a shebang at the start of the file such as ;!cmd.exe /c? Other than that, no, there probably isn't a way to do what you're asking. – Dowager

You have to use cmd.exe , as windows isn't smart enough to know which shell can execute a batch file – Intergrade

When I use old version of MSysGit, I can run directly clean.bat – Amund

Why not make a bash alias instead of using a batch file? Or make a clean alias that will run cmd /c clean.bat. – Jaguarundi

Answer 1

Try this from MINGW command line

$ cmd <test.bat

Piezochemistry

Note there should be space between the "<" and "test.bat" if you want it to run in the same console window. Having no space will open a new window. – Eviaevict

Note that mingw requires the .bat file to have the line break in the end, or else the last line will be ignored – Prevailing

Answer 2

Try this from MINGW command line

$ eval "./test.bat"

D:\workspace>echo hello world
hello world

Tinfoil

Answer 3

Apart from redirection cmd < clean.bat you might also like:

# Basic case - pipeline
echo clean.bat | cmd

# Feeding two commands - pipeline
echo -e "cd (cygpath -w ~/some_folder)\nclean.bat" | cmd # note the -e switch and \n char...

# For multiline cases the "here document" is the most readable form
cmd << MYEND
:: Here we go
cd `cygpath -w ~/my-folder`
setenv.bat
:: some_other_commands (?)
clean.bat
MYEND

Vibrato