Embed Git bash in PyCharm as external tool and work with it in PyCharm window (windows xp)

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I added cmd as external tool in PyCharm, and it works nicely in PyCharm console (View -> Run). Here is described how to launch Git bash from cmd. It opens in separate window, but I want it to be in the same PyCharm window, so I can type commands without pressing the CTRL+TAB.

I suppose there should be other way, more straight-forward, but I dont see it.

CrazyCoder · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-19T19:34:36.770

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Configure the Terminal to use bash.exe or sh.exe from Git installation like this:

"c:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

Use Tools | Open Terminal... (or click on the Terminal tool window) then run your git command in the Terminal tool window.

edited Feb 19 '19 at 19:34

answered Dec 16 '13 at 12:52

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HOW? Terminal looks like blank space, I cant type in it. Its just useless brick. I also got some Version Control Console, its only displays something useless and irrelevant, but it also a brick without input. – proxy Dec 16 '13 at 14:05
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Commands can be typed in the Terminal: http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2138/3sx0.png. – CrazyCoder Dec 16 '13 at 14:08
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What OS version do you use? Can you share [idea.log](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/entries/23352446)? Please note that Terminal is currently not compatible with Windows XP. – CrazyCoder Dec 16 '13 at 14:18
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Worked without --login – bikram Jan 31 '20 at 16:38
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--login seems to give me color output. – David Glass Dec 27 '20 at 14:53
What does --login do? – Andromeda Mar 31 '21 at 07:43
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@Andromeda See https://linux.die.net/man/1/sh: "When bash is invoked as an interactive login shell, or as a non-interactive shell with the --login option, it first reads and executes commands from the file /etc/profile, if that file exists. After reading that file, it looks for ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, and ~/.profile, in that order, and reads and executes commands from the first one that exists and is readable." – CrazyCoder Mar 31 '21 at 07:46

score 55 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 20 '17 at 08:05

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File -> settings -> terminal -> shell path

Paste this if you have a 32-bit installation of Git:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

Or this for 64-bit installation:

"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login

The quotes are important: if you don't specify them you'll get an error because the path contains spaces.

If you encounter java.io.IOException: Couldn't create PTY, check that:

There is an istallation of git in the specified path.
You have used quotes around the path.

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answered Oct 03 '14 at 13:39

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Please make sure to use quotes around the path, it has spaces. If you don't put the spaces you'll get java.io.IOException: Couldn't create PTY – Ernst Nov 02 '16 at 14:54
THANK YOU! Couldn't figure out the --login! – Andy Poquette May 10 '17 at 15:15
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For me it was in location: `C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\bin\sh.exe` – automationleg Sep 16 '19 at 07:36

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 20 '16 at 07:03

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You must add to PATH variable

;C:\Program Files\Git\bin

And open terminal in idea.

answered Jan 20 '16 at 07:03

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