how can we use linux commands on windows through git?

Question

"We all use linux commands in git even in windows. I wanted to know how does it let these linux commands run on windows?"

Answer 1

Simply add <c:\path\to\git\bin> to your %PATH% and you can use the Unix command packaged with msysgit.

For instance, ls or grep would work.

C:\prgs>which ls
C:\prgs\git\PortableGit-1.9.5-preview20141217\bin\ls.EXE

Those commands are part of the MinGw/msys project which provides a minimalist development environment for native Microsoft Windows applications.

That is what is used to build git itself, and its collection of Linux commands (as Windows executable).

See more at:

• "Difference between msysgit and Cygwin + git?".
• "What is the exact meaning of Git Bash?"