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Re: Run git from .bat file (Windows)

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PHPeter Harris <git@peter.is-a-geek.org>
Date
Jul 20, 2010, 17:34 UTC
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On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Markus Heller wrote:
> git add .
> git commit -a -m "Automated commit by org-git-sync.bat on %fvar%"
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> The line "git add ." works, as I can see the additions when I type "git
> status" after executing the script.  Committing doesn't work, however:
> "git log" shows that no commit was created.
>
> Any idea what's going on?
git itself is wrapped by a batch file on Windows. You need to "call" it. eg:

call git add . call git commit ...

("call /?" for more details)
Peter Harris
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