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

Question

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.

Solution 1

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.

Solution 2

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:

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

Comments

[proxy]

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.

[CrazyCoder]

Commands can be typed in the Terminal: img36.imageshack.us/img36/2138/3sx0.png.

[CrazyCoder]

What OS version do you use? Can you share idea.log? Please note that Terminal is currently not compatible with Windows XP.

[Ernst]

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

[Andy Poquette]

THANK YOU! Couldn't figure out the --login!

[automationleg]

For me it was in location: C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\bin\sh.exe

[bikram]

Worked without --login

[David Glass]

--login seems to give me color output.

[Andromeda]

What does --login do?

[CrazyCoder]

@Andromeda See 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."