Invoking notepad++ from Git Bash
command-line, git-bash, msysgit, notepad++, windows
Solution
So, by default you won't have a .bashrc file so just navigate your to your home directory by typing:
cd ~
create or edit the .bashrc with vim (or whatever editor you are comfortable with):
vim .bashrc
Here is the line I had to add to mine (I am running a 64 bit OS so if you aren't don't copy this exactly)
alias notepad="/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe"
If your copy of windows is 32 bit then it should look like this
alias notepad="/c/Program\ Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe"
Finally, close and reopen your terminal/bash (or, as noted, run `source ~/.bashrc`), and voila!
Problem
I am using msysgit in Windows 7. How do I invoke notepad++ from Git Bash, like we do it with our default notepad? Like for example name@usename notepad textfile.txt Instead I want the file to open with notepad++. Note : I've added notepad++ to my PATH, but still unable to invoke it from commandline. Edit I tried this in .gitconfig --> [alias] notepad='C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' but isn't working.