Open current folder in atom from git-bash (windows 7)

Question

I would like to know if there is a way to open the current folder in the atom with the git-bash console (windows 7). So far, I used the instructions . After entering command:

atom .

atom opens the folder:

C:...\\atom\\app-1.24.1

Thank you in advance for your help!

Answer 1

You can either create an alias (I am using Sublime Text as an example)

alias sublime ='/c/Program\ Files/Sublime\ Text\ 3/sublime_text.exe'
cd mydirectory // cd into the dir
sublime . // Open current folder in sublime

For one time

/c/Program\ Files/Sublime\ Text\ 3/sublime_text.exe .

You can reuse the above but using the location of Atom on your machine. Be sure to add the .exe in the path of the Atom

Note: the \\ is escaping the spaces in the path. If there is a space in the path, it needs to be escaped