threads / discuss / 14515

Git bash - is this MSYS bash or something else?

Subject: Git bash - is this MSYS bash or something else?

## tl;dr

3 messages between Jul 18, 2008 and Jul 18, 2008.

replies: 2people: 2as markdown or json

Lennart Borgman (gmail)· Jul 18, 2008, 00:47 UTC · lore

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?

Steffen Prohaska· Jul 18, 2008, 04:59 UTC · re: Lennart Borgman (gmail) · lore

Re: Git bash - is this MSYS bash or something else?

On Jul 18, 2008, at 2:47 AM, Lennart Borgman (gmail) wrote:

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

It is the MSYS bash.

> Does it follow the usual MSYS bash rules?

What does this mean?

	Steffen

Lennart Borgman (gmail)· Jul 18, 2008, 08:06 UTC · re: Steffen Prohaska · lore

Re: Git bash - is this MSYS bash or something else?

Steffen Prohaska wrote:

Show 6 quoted lines

> 
> On Jul 18, 2008, at 2:47 AM, Lennart Borgman (gmail) wrote:
> 
>> I wonder if the bash.exe that comes with GIT is MSYS bash or a rewrite?
> 
> It is the MSYS bash.

Thanks Steffen.

>> 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.