How do I launch a Git Bash window with particular working directory using a script

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How can I launch a new Git Bash window with a specified working directory using a script  either Bash or Windows batch    My goal is to launch multiple Git Bash windows from a single script  each set to a different working directory  This way I can quickly get to work after booting the computer instead of having to open Git Bash windows and navigating each one to the correct working directory   I am not asking how to change the default working directory  like this question does  but to launch one or more terminal windows with different working directories from a script

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Windows 10  This is basically  lengxuehx s answer  but updated for Win 10  and it assumes your bash installation is from Git Bash for Windows from git s official downloads   cmd  c  start  b   cd    C  Program Files GitW git-bash exe    amp  amp  exit  I ended up using this after I lost my context-menu items for Git Bash as my command to run from the registry settings  In case you re curious about that  I did this    Create a new key called Bash in the shell key at HKEY CLASSES ROOT Directory Background shell  Add a string value to Icon  not a new key   that is the full path to your git-bash exe  including the git-bash exe part  You might need to wrap this in quotes  Edit the default value of Bash to the text you want to use in the context menu  Add a sub-key to Bash called command Modify command s default value to cmd  c  start  b   cd    C  Program Files GitW git-bash exe    amp  amp  exit    Then you should be able to close the registry and start using Git Bash from anywhere that s a real directory  For example  This PC is not a real directory

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In addition  Win10 gives you an option to open git bash from your working directory by right-clicking on your folder and selecting GitBash here

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Git Bash uses cmd exe for its terminal plus extentions from MSYS MinGW which are provided by sh exe  a sort of cmd exe wrapper  In Windows you launch a new terminal using the start command   Thus a shell script which launches a new Git Bash terminal with a specific working directory is    cd C  path to dir1  amp  amp  start sh --login   amp   cd D  path to dir2  amp  amp  start sh --login   amp    An equivalent Windows batch script is   C  cd  path to dir1 start      SYSTEMDRIVE  Program Files  x86  Git bin sh exe  --login  D  cd  path to dir2 start      SYSTEMDRIVE  Program Files  x86  Git bin sh exe  --login    To get the same font and window size as the Git Bash launched from the start menu  it is easiest to copy the start menu shortcut settings to the command console defaults  to change defaults  open cmd exe  left-click the upper left icon  and select Defaults

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Let yet add up to the answer from  Drew Noakes   Target    C  Program Files Git git-bash exe  --cd C  GitRepo   The cd param should be one of the options how to specify the working directory   Also notice  that  I have not any --login param there  Instead  I use another extra app  dedicated just for SSH keys  Pageant  PuTTY authentication agent    Start in   C  GitRepo   The same possible way  as  Drew Noakes mentioned shown here sooner  I use it too   Shortcut key   Ctrl   Alt   B   Such shortcuts are another less known feature in Windows  But there is a restriction  To let the shortcut take effect  it must be placed somewhere on the User s subdirectory  The Desktop is fine   If you do not want it visible  yet still activatable  place this  lnk file i e  to the quick launch folder  as that dir is purposed for such shortcuts   no matter whether displayed on the desktop   76080  3619355    Application Data Microsoft Internet Explorer Quick Launch

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This is the command which can be executed directly in Run dialog box  shortcut is win R  and also works well saved as a  bat script   cmd  c  start  d   path to dir  bash --login   amp  amp  exit

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Another option is to create a shortcut with the following properties     Target should be        SYSTEMDRIVE  Program Files  x86  Git bin sh exe  --login   Start in is the folder you wish your Git Bash prompt to launch into

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I m not familiar with Git Bash but assuming that it is a git shell  such as git-sh  residing in  path to my gitshell and your favorite terminal program is called  myterm  you can script the following    cd dir1  myterm -e  path to my gitshell   amp   cd dir2  myterm -e  path to my gitshell   amp        Note that the parameter -e for execution may be named differently with your favorite terminal program

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Try the --cd  option  Assuming your GIT Bash resides in C  Program Files Git it would be    C  Program Files Git git-bash exe  --cd  e  SomeFolder   If used inside registry key  folder parameter can be provided with  1    C  Program Files Git git-bash exe  --cd   1

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I might given a wrong direction  but  I like this trick   Using Windows Explorer  pointing to any directory you want  type  cmd  in the address bar it will open Windows command prompt in that directory   If you have the  Git  directory in your path  in the same way  you can type  git-bash  in the address bar and a Git Shell will open in that directory

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