Running Git through Cygwin from Windows

Question

I have started using Cygwin recently for other purposes and already have Git installed on my PC. I understand I can run the executable and install Git into Cygwin, but since

Answer 1

I can tell you from personal experience this is a bad idea. Native Windows programs cannot accept Cygwin paths. For example with Cygwin you might run a command

grep -r --color foo /opt

with no issue. With Cygwin / represents the root directory. Native Windows programs have no concept of this, and will likely fail if invoked this way. You should not mix Cygwin and Native Windows programs unless you have no other choice.

Uninstall what Git you have and install the Cygwin git package, save yourself the headache.