Programming/Git/Setting up development environment in Git Bash

Introduction

If you are used to command line-based development, you may wish to set up your development environment within Git Bash, an application for Microsoft Windows environments which provides an emulation layer for a Git command line experience. Bash is an acronym for Bourne Again Shell. A shell is a terminal application used to interface with an operating system through written commands.

Git Bash is included as part of the Git For Windows package. Download and install Git For Windows like other Windows applications. Once downloaded, find the included .exe file and open to execute Git Bash.

Installing Anaconda

Next, you need to install the Anaconda Python distribution on your system. You can download it from here. Once installed,

conda

won't be immediately available within Git Bash.