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Use mintty as the default console for Git on Windows
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  • Add mintty.exe to Git\bin
  • Create shortcut in Git directory with the following target: "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\mintty.exe" --title "Git mintty" --icon "etc\git.ico" -c "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\.minttyrc" --icon "etc\git.ico" --exec "bin\sh.exe" --login -i ('Starts in' should be set to "C:\Program Files\Git" in order for relative paths, eg. "etc\git.ico", to work)
  • In order to get colours working, add the following to .gitconfig: 
    [color]
  status = always
  diff = always
  log = always

nb. this final step can cause problems elsewhere (eg. with TortoiseGit's Diff tool), so may not be ideal.

cf. http://code.google.com/p/mintty/issues/detail?id=201

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