git-win

Install Git for Windows by npm.

Why

• Show path of Git in your disk.
• Install Git when you have not installed.
• Silent installation Git.

Install

Install Git for Windows from mirror

npm i -g git-win --git4win_mirror=https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/git-for-windows

Install Git for Windows for specify version whith flags to use by calling the installer

npm i -g git-win --git-version=2.19 -- /COMPONENTS="icons,icons\\quicklaunch,ext,ext\\shellhere,ext\\guihere,assoc,assoc_sh"

Usage

const gitWin = require("git-win");
 
gitWin.toPosix("C:/Program Files/Git/bin/bash");	// `/bin/bash`
gitWin.toPosix("C:/Program Files/Git/mingw000");	// `/mingw64`
gitWin.toPosix("C:/Users");				// `/c/Users`
 
gitWin.toWin32("~/xxxxxxx");	// `%HOME%\xxxxxxx`
gitWin.toWin32("/bin/bash");	// `C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\bash`
gitWin.toWin32("/mingw000");	// `C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64`
gitWin.toWin32("/tmp/xxxx");	// `C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Temp\xxxx`

API

gitWin.root

Show install directory of Git

gitWin.resolve([...paths])

The gitWin.resolve() method resolves a sequence of paths into an path.

• /mingw32 path prefix will be convert to real path name
• The cygdrive path prefix will be convert to Windows drive path
• Git/Cygwin install directory path prefix will be convert to root path

gitWin.toWin32([...paths])

Base on gitWin.resolve() but return an Windows style path.

• Support for the Cygwin mount table
• POSIX style root path will be convert to Git install directory
• tilde path prefix will be convert to %HOME%

gitWin.toPosix([...paths])

Base on gitWin.resolve() but return an POSIX style path.

• Drive path prefix will be convert to The cygdrive path prefix

gitWin.mingw

Show directory name of MinGW

gitWin.cygdrive

Show cygdrive path prefix

gitWin.mount

Show the Cygwin mount table