新的 Windows 7 git 安装，bin 中缺少命令，例如 git bash 的别名

Question

Just installed git on my Windows 7 laptop and desktop and it seems that some standard Unix commands are missing in the setup. I'm new to Git and not that great with Windows stuff.

I found out the issue by trying to configure the git bash using a .bashrc by adding a simple alias thus:

alias ls 'ls -F'

When the .bashrc is run (and it's getting executed when the shell starts), I get this message:

$ alias ls 'ls -F'

bash: alias: ls: not found

bash: alias: ls -F: not found

Upon closer examination of the bin directories ( /bin , /usr/bin , ie C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin and C:\\Program Files\\Git\\usr\\bin , respectively) there is no alias or alias.exe .

I'm assuming this has something to do with Unix commands re-created into windows executable and not some branch of a path that I'm missing. I've checked on the path and cannot find some hidden bin directory.

I've seen several postings on installing Cygwin on it's own and I can do this but before launching into a protracted fix for both my laptop and desktop I'd like to know if I'm missing something or my git initial install is bad or if there's a package that I should be adding -- would appreciate any assistance.

Answer 1

The correct syntax would be:

alias ls='ls -F'

alias is a bash builtin command , so you won't find an alias.exe anywhere in the git distribution.