Sublime Text 3 - Open in Command Line (Windows)

sublime-text-3-open-in-command-line.txt

You can open sublime text from command line with subl.exe and subl. The second one has a problem. If sublime text is not open already,
when you open sublime text with subl, the command prompt will wait until sublime text is closed. So, you cannot do anything else in
terminal, unless you open another terminal. This is useful in some cases. But sometimes its a pain.

Method 1: Open with subl.exe

1. Go to Control Panel > Advanced System Settings -> Advanced -> Environment Variables
2. Create a new system variable called SUBLIME that will point to the folder of your Sublime installation.
    Variable Name: SUBLIME
    Variable Value: C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3
3. Edit User variables Path
    At the end of the existing text in the Variable value, add a semicolon and %SUBLIME%
4. If terminal is open, restart it and execute subl.exe
5. It will open sublime text

Note 1:
1. Executing subl.exe             will open sublime text
2. Executing subl.exe .           will open the current directoy with sublime text
3. Executing subl.exe filename    will open the file with filename with sublime text
Note 2:
You will notice that the command prompt will not wait for sublime text to close

Method 2: Open with subl (in Git bash)

1. Go to home directory using     cd ~
2. Create a .bash_profile using   touch .bash_profile
3. Insert the following text in .bash_profile and save:
    test -f ~/.profile && . ~/.profile
    test -f ~/.bashrc && . ~/.bashrc
4. Create a .bashrc using   touch .bashrc
5. Insert the following text in .bashrc and save:
    alias subl="C:/Program\ Files/Sublime\ Text\ 3/sublime_text.exe"
6. Restart git bash and close sublime text if it is open
7. Execute subl
8. It will open sublime text

Note 1:
1. Executing subl             will open sublime text
2. Executing subl .           will open the current directoy with sublime text
3. Executing subl filename    will open the file with filename with sublime text
Note 2:
If the sublime text is not open before you execute the above commands, You will notice that the command prompt will wait
for sublime text to close.

Method 1 can be done with ease like this:

1. Systems > Advance system settings > Environment Variables > System variables > Edit > New > C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3
2. Click all OKs or OK > OK > OK
3. To open Sublime Text 3: Open a new Command Line > subl.exe or just subl.
4. Open the current directoy with sublime text: Open a new command (example: E:\rails\projects) > subl.exe . or subl .

Method 2 not working. When typing subl in the bash, it is available. But git will claim command not found