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Cygwin git compatibility with VS Code (or other Windows programs) using cygpath
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| #!/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) |
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| @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:\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 |
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For what it's worth, I tried to make a more robust shim solution for using Cygwin Git in VS Code, inspired by cyg-git. The result Cygshim should be easier to install (single prebuilt binary, then update PATH) and should handle edge cases better. In addition to Git, it provides LaTeX shims for LaTeX Workshop. If you have ideas for further improvements or extensions (e.g. other commands that need shims), let me know (on cygshim repo).