Cygwin git compatibility with VS Code (or other Windows programs) using cygpath

README.md

Cygwin Git + VS Code compatibility

Thanks and credit to mattn and ferreus on GitHub.

Check out wslpath if you're using the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

cygpath-git-editor.sh

#!/bin/bash

# wrapper to convert linux paths to windows
# so vscode will work as a git editor with cygwin
# editor="/home/this/file.sh" in .gitconfig

# extract last argument (the file path)
for last; do true; done

# get all the initial command arguments
all="${@:1:$(($#-1))}"

# launch editor with windows path
code $all $(cygpath -w $last)

cygpath-git-vscode.cmd

@echo off

REM wrapper to convert linux paths to windows
REM so vscode git integration will work with cygwin
REM "git.path"="C:\\this\\file.bat" in settings.json

setlocal
set PATH=C:\tools\cygwin\bin;%PATH%

if "%1" equ "rev-parse" goto rev_parse
git %*
goto :eof
:rev_parse
for /f %%1 in ('git %*') do cygpath -w %%1

{
    "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\tools\\cygwin\\bin\\bash.exe",
    "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": [
        "--login",
        "-i"
    ],
    "terminal.integrated.env.windows": {
        "CHERE_INVOKING": "1"
    },
    "git.path": "C:\\tools\\cygwin\\cygpath-git-vscode.cmd"
}

git config --global user.name "Mona Lisa"
git config --global user.email "email@example.com"
git config --global core.editor cygpath-git-editor.sh
git config --global core.autocrlf true # input for linux/mac
git config --global credential.helper store
git config --system core.longpaths true