Using the command line from within Visual Studio

Question

I\'d like to have a tool window in Visual Studio that allows me to type command line things (e.g. git stash, npm install, etc.) in the current proj

Answer 1

In Visual Studio 11, the NuGet Package Manager Console is a fully featured PowerShell console. You can do all kinds of things there, including file system operations, git/hg/svn/tfs commands, etc.

You also can customize the experience with a special PowerShell profile called NuGet_profile.ps1.

Installing the NuGet VSIX from the Visual Studio gallery will get you a similar experience in VS2010 if I'm not mistaken.