Invoking notepad++ from Git Bash - windows

Question

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.

Answer 1

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!

Answer 2

these are the faster ways to achieve the goal
start notepad++
start notepad++ <filename>
alias np='start notepad++'
np <filename>
tried and tested, just do it!

Answer 3

I added this for my 64-bit machine with 32-bit Notepad++.
$ cd ~
$ vim .bash_profile
Add this to the file then save:
64-bit systems
alias npp="/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe"
32-bit systems
alias npp="/c/Program\ Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe"
Now you should be able to open any file with notepad++ by entering
$ npp [file_name]

Answer 4

I believe git-bash is an actual bash shell, so when it starts, it runs a .bashrc file from somewhere (most likely your home directory or the directory git-bash starts in). Look for that file, and when you find is, add an alias line somewhere for notepad++:
alias notepad="/c/Program\ Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe"
Of course use your actual path to Notepad++ there.

Answer 5

#SageMage's answer is right on spot.
Just a reminder. You need to close and reopen GitBash after after you make a change in .bashrc in order for it to be activated.
PS: After two years, I hope this helped!

Answer 6

The below is listed on Udacity's course on Git and GitHub. It worked for me:
Run the following command in Git Bash after checking the location of
Notepad++ on your PC.
echo 'alias npp="C:/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Notepad\+\+/notepad\+\+.exe"' >> ~/.bashrc
Notice how I had to escape characters like the space and the brackets. You can escape any character if you're not sure whether it should be escaped or not. Also make sure to use the alias you want; I chose npp.
Close and re-open Git Bash
Type npp in Git Bash, if it opens then you're good to go. If not, try the below points:
Test .bashrc by running the command below in Git Bash
source ~/.bashrc
Retry typing npp to start Notepad++. If Notepad++ doesn't start, check the contents of the file ~/.bashrc created in step 1.
To ensure the .bashrc file contents are loaded each time you open Git Bash, edit ~/.bash_profile and add the following two lines. (Reference)
if [ -r ~/.profile ]; then . ~/.profile; fi
case "$-" in *i*) if [ -r ~/.bashrc ]; then . ~/.bashrc; fi;; esac
Close and re-open Git Bash. Type npp in Git Bash to check it starts correctly.

Answer 7

First of all,
if you haven't created any .bashrc profile or .bash_profile create either of the one using vim or any other editor as others have mentioned
Or
In case you did not have any such editor which can work with git bash yet make one manually by opening a notepad or notepad++ editor and saving the file at the home directory.
Note: You can check your home directory by using
cd ~
pwd
My Notepad++ path is C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
So for going to any directory to notepad++ directory, I have to go to root directory and then to the required path.
So here is the line that I had to add to mine .bash_profile
alias note="//\/c/Program\ Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe"
'//' takes it to the root directory
P.S.:
You may have to change the path depending on your target directory( notepad++ directory)
The "Program Files"directory should be written like 'Program\ Files'.
If your Notepad++ directory is in Program Files (x86) then use 'Program\ Files\ (x86)'

Answer 8

In your .bash profile add
alias myeditor="'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe'"
Give "\\" instead of "\".

Answer 9

Open Git Bash on your system/project and type the following command in the Git Bash
git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"
Press Enter and if no error occurs, you have successfully set up Notepad++ as your text editor in Git Bash.
You can also check it by typing the command
git config --global core.editor

Answer 10

I added the Notepad++ folder to my path, so I can just type notepad++
$ which notepad++
/c/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++

Answer 11

This config works for me
editor = \"/c/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/Notepad++.exe\" -multiInst
The multiInst argument is just to make it friendlier for interactive edits where you already have notepad++ open. (If Notepad++ is already open and you run the process again, it adds the file to your existing instance and then exits immediately, which git takes to mean you've finished)

Answer 12

I met the cannot find the command issue.
I figured out that is because I was doing all those vim .bashrc under my working directory.
It seems I have to do that under the Git Bash home directory...

Answer 13

https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/associating-text-editors-with-git
The section under "Using Notepad++ as your editor" provided the answer.
Run the following in Git Bash and you're away.
$ git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"
If you want to open up the global git config file after setting up notepad++ use this:
$ git config --global -e

Answer 14

In your git bash just add:
alias npp='notepad++ -multiInst -nosession'
I hope this works.

Answer 15

An alias is used with the git command, so with the one in your OP, you should be able to run git notepad. I don't think this is quite what you want, though. If you correctly added notepad++ to your PATH variable, then you should be able to just do notepad++. You can check this by running which notepad++. If this doesn't give the full path to notepad++, then the PATH isn't set correctly.