Windows Git Bash

Git Bash is the terminal of choice for the Windows operating system. However, it must be properly configured for an optimal Python development experience; for example, Pseudo Console Support must be enabled.

First, uninstall Git Bash, if already installed.

If you installed Git with choco, then do choco uninstall git and choco uninstall git.install.

If you did not install Git with choco and you instead used the installer wizard from the Git website, then press the Windows key, searching for Add or remove programs, searching for Git, clicking on it, then clicking Uninstall and completing the uninstallation wizard.

If you do not have chocolatey then follow the tutorial at https://chocolatey.org/install.

Then install Git Bash in a Run as Administrator instance of Powershell by executing the choco command:

$ choco install git.install --params "/GitAndUnixToolsOnPath \
        /Editor:Nano /PseudoConsoleSupport /NoAutoCrlf" -y

For good measure, execute the following in Git Bash to enforce LF line endings:

$ git config --global core.autocrlf false

Also, generate an ssh-key:

$ ssh-keygen
# press enter to save to default location
# create a strong memorable password and confirm the password

If you do not have ENV3 Python virtual environment or cm dir, then execute these commands:

$ python -m venv ~/ENV3
$ mkdir ~/cm

The following is also an ideal ~/.bashrc file to have for cloudmesh development on Windows. You can create this ~/.bashrc file by saying nano ~/.bashrc in Git Bash, copying the text below, and then pasting the text with keyboard shortcut Shift + Insert. Then say Ctrl + X, y and Enter, and then Enter. Then restart Git Bash. An error regarding bash profile after first relaunching Git Bash after this created file is expected.

env=~/.ssh/agent.env

agent_load_env () { test -f "$env" && . "$env" >| /dev/null ; }

agent_start () {
    (umask 077; ssh-agent >| "$env")
    . "$env" >| /dev/null ; }

agent_load_env

# agent_run_state: 0=agent running w/ key; 1=agent w/o key; 2=agent not running
agent_run_state=$(ssh-add -l >| /dev/null 2>&1; echo $?)

if [ ! "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ] || [ $agent_run_state = 2 ]; then
    agent_start
    ssh-add
elif [ "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ] && [ $agent_run_state = 1 ]; then
    ssh-add
fi

unset env

source ~/ENV3/Scripts/activate
cd ~/cm

Troubleshooting

If an already installed message appears when trying to use choco to install Git Bash, such as

git.install v2.33.0.2 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.

then try choco uninstall git. Then rerun the previously listed choco install command. If that does not work, consider the --force parameter mentioned in the warning message.