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  1. zergmk2 revised this gist Mar 16, 2023. 1 changed file with 9 additions and 3 deletions.
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    @@ -43,11 +43,17 @@ pacman -Syu

    To sync the metadata files it's needed to run the commands below. This step takes some minutes to finish.


    ```sh
    URL=https://github.com/git-for-windows/git-sdk-64/raw/main
    cat /etc/package-versions.txt | while read p v; do d=/var/lib/pacman/local/$p-$v;
    mkdir -p $d; for f in desc files install mtree; do curl -sSL "$URL$d/$f" -o $d/$f;
    done; done
    cat /etc/package-versions.txt | while read p v; do
    d=/var/lib/pacman/local/$p-$v
    mkdir -p $d
    for f in desc files install mtree; do
    echo "$URL$d/$f" ..... $d/$f
    curl -sSL "$URL$d/$f" -o $d/$f
    done
    done
    ```

    ## Step 4
  2. @rafaelpadovezi rafaelpadovezi revised this gist Jun 12, 2021. 1 changed file with 5 additions and 5 deletions.
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    @@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ To install [fish shell](https://fishshell.com/) on windows the options are:
    - WSL
    - MSYS2

    Since git bash is based on MSYS2 it seems a good fit to install fish. The problem is that git bash is a lightweight version of MSYS2 which not includes [`pacman`](https://www.msys2.org/docs/package-management/) as a package management, used to install fish.
    Since git bash is based on MSYS2 it seems a good fit to install fish. The problem is that git bash is a lightweight version of MSYS2 which does not include [`pacman`](https://www.msys2.org/docs/package-management/) as a package management, used to install fish.

    [This OS thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32712133/package-management-in-git-for-windows) has great suggestions on how to solve this problem inclusing using the full MSYS2. But the best solution for me was this [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/65204171/4524171) by [Michael Chen](https://stackoverflow.com/users/7902054/michael-chen) which installs `pacman` on git bash.
    [This OS thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32712133/package-management-in-git-for-windows) has great suggestions on how to solve this problem including using the full MSYS2. But the best solution for me was this [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/65204171/4524171) by [Michael Chen](https://stackoverflow.com/users/7902054/michael-chen) which installs `pacman` on git bash.

    I'll reproduce here his answer with some updates that made it work for me:

    ## Step 1

    Download [pacman](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman?repo=msys), [pacman-mirrors](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman-mirrors?repo=msys) and [msys2-keyring](https://packages.msys2.org/package/msys2-keyring?repo=msys) from MSYS2's site. Also, for fish to work it is necessary download [gcc-libs](https://packages.msys2.org/package/gcc-libs?repo=msys&variant=x86_64) since uses `msys-stdc++-6.dll`.

    The files are in the `zstd` format. To decompress to `tar` format download the windows version of the [`zstd` tool](https://github.com/facebook/zstd/releases) and execute these commands from cmd:
    The files are in the `zst` format. To decompress to `tar` format download the windows version of the [`zstd` tool](https://github.com/facebook/zstd/releases) and execute these commands from cmd:

    ```sh
    zstd.exe -d msys2-keyring-1_20210213-2-any.pkg.tar.zst
    @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ zstd.exe -d gcc-libs-10.2.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

    ## Step 2

    From git bash root unpack the tar files and restore the packages. It can be necessary open git bash as admin.
    From git bash root unpack the tar files and restore the packages. It can be necessary to open git bash as admin.

    ```sh
    cd /
    @@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ If all is well and working fine edit the file `~/.bashrc` adding these lines to
    if [ -t 1 ]; then
    exec fish
    fi
    ```
    ```
  3. @rafaelpadovezi rafaelpadovezi revised this gist Jun 12, 2021. 1 changed file with 10 additions and 15 deletions.
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    ## Step 1

    Download [pacman](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman?repo=msys), [pacman-mirrors](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman-mirrors?repo=msys) and [msys2-keyring](https://packages.msys2.org/package/msys2-keyring?repo=msys) from MSYS2's site.
    Download [pacman](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman?repo=msys), [pacman-mirrors](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman-mirrors?repo=msys) and [msys2-keyring](https://packages.msys2.org/package/msys2-keyring?repo=msys) from MSYS2's site. Also, for fish to work it is necessary download [gcc-libs](https://packages.msys2.org/package/gcc-libs?repo=msys&variant=x86_64) since uses `msys-stdc++-6.dll`.

    The files are in the `zstd` format. To decompress to `tar` format I download the windows version of the [`zstd` tool](https://github.com/facebook/zstd/releases).
    The files are in the `zstd` format. To decompress to `tar` format download the windows version of the [`zstd` tool](https://github.com/facebook/zstd/releases) and execute these commands from cmd:

    ```sh
    zstd -d pacman-6.0.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
    zstd -d msys2-keyring-1_20210213-2-any.pkg.tar.zst
    zstd -d pacman-mirrors-20210423-2-any.pkg.tar.zst
    zstd.exe -d msys2-keyring-1_20210213-2-any.pkg.tar.zst
    zstd.exe -d pacman-mirrors-20210423-2-any.pkg.tar.zst
    zstd.exe -d pacman-6.0.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
    zstd.exe -d gcc-libs-10.2.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
    ```

    ## Step 2
    @@ -32,14 +33,15 @@ cd /
    tar -xvf ~/Downloads/msys2-keyring-1_20210213-2-any.pkg.tar
    tar -xvf ~/Downloads/pacman-mirrors-20210423-2-any.pkg.tar
    tar -xvf ~/Downloads/pacman-6.0.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar
    tar -xvf ~/Downloads/gcc-libs-10.2.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar
    pacman-key --init
    pacman-key --populate msys2
    pacman -Syu
    ```

    ## Step 3

    To sync the metadata files you need to run the commands below. This step takes some minutos to finish.
    To sync the metadata files it's needed to run the commands below. This step takes some minutes to finish.

    ```sh
    URL=https://github.com/git-for-windows/git-sdk-64/raw/main
    @@ -50,22 +52,15 @@ cat /etc/package-versions.txt | while read p v; do d=/var/lib/pacman/local/$p-$v

    ## Step 4

    Now you have `pacman` installed on git bash and can just do
    Now that `pacman` is installed on git bash, fish can be installed:

    ```sh
    pacman -S fish
    ```

    But when trying to run fish there is still an error:

    ```
    ```

    What I did was to download this file from here and add to .

    ## Step 5

    If all is well and working fine ou create or edit the file `~/.bashrc` adding these lines to make fish as the default shell:
    If all is well and working fine edit the file `~/.bashrc` adding these lines to make fish as the default shell:

    ```
    if [ -t 1 ]; then
  4. @rafaelpadovezi rafaelpadovezi revised this gist Jun 12, 2021. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 0 deletions.
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    # Using fish shell with git bash on windows

    To install [fish shell](https://fishshell.com/) on windows the options are:
    - Cygwin
    - WSL
  5. @rafaelpadovezi rafaelpadovezi revised this gist Jun 12, 2021. 1 changed file with 9 additions and 0 deletions.
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    @@ -61,3 +61,12 @@ But when trying to run fish there is still an error:

    What I did was to download this file from here and add to .

    ## Step 5

    If all is well and working fine ou create or edit the file `~/.bashrc` adding these lines to make fish as the default shell:

    ```
    if [ -t 1 ]; then
    exec fish
    fi
    ```
  6. @rafaelpadovezi rafaelpadovezi revised this gist Jun 12, 2021. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Since git bash is based on MSYS2 it seems a good fit to install fish. The proble

    [This OS thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32712133/package-management-in-git-for-windows) has great suggestions on how to solve this problem inclusing using the full MSYS2. But the best solution for me was this [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/65204171/4524171) by [Michael Chen](https://stackoverflow.com/users/7902054/michael-chen) which installs `pacman` on git bash.

    I'll reproduce here some steps with some updates:
    I'll reproduce here his answer with some updates that made it work for me:

    ## Step 1

  7. @rafaelpadovezi rafaelpadovezi revised this gist Jun 12, 2021. 1 changed file with 45 additions and 2 deletions.
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    @@ -15,6 +15,49 @@ Download [pacman](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman?repo=msys), [pacman-

    The files are in the `zstd` format. To decompress to `tar` format I download the windows version of the [`zstd` tool](https://github.com/facebook/zstd/releases).

    ```
    ```sh
    zstd -d pacman-6.0.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
    ```
    zstd -d msys2-keyring-1_20210213-2-any.pkg.tar.zst
    zstd -d pacman-mirrors-20210423-2-any.pkg.tar.zst
    ```

    ## Step 2

    From git bash root unpack the tar files and restore the packages. It can be necessary open git bash as admin.

    ```sh
    cd /
    tar -xvf ~/Downloads/msys2-keyring-1_20210213-2-any.pkg.tar
    tar -xvf ~/Downloads/pacman-mirrors-20210423-2-any.pkg.tar
    tar -xvf ~/Downloads/pacman-6.0.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar
    pacman-key --init
    pacman-key --populate msys2
    pacman -Syu
    ```

    ## Step 3

    To sync the metadata files you need to run the commands below. This step takes some minutos to finish.

    ```sh
    URL=https://github.com/git-for-windows/git-sdk-64/raw/main
    cat /etc/package-versions.txt | while read p v; do d=/var/lib/pacman/local/$p-$v;
    mkdir -p $d; for f in desc files install mtree; do curl -sSL "$URL$d/$f" -o $d/$f;
    done; done
    ```

    ## Step 4

    Now you have `pacman` installed on git bash and can just do

    ```sh
    pacman -S fish
    ```

    But when trying to run fish there is still an error:

    ```
    ```

    What I did was to download this file from here and add to .

  8. @rafaelpadovezi rafaelpadovezi created this gist Jun 12, 2021.
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    To install [fish shell](https://fishshell.com/) on windows the options are:
    - Cygwin
    - WSL
    - MSYS2

    Since git bash is based on MSYS2 it seems a good fit to install fish. The problem is that git bash is a lightweight version of MSYS2 which not includes [`pacman`](https://www.msys2.org/docs/package-management/) as a package management, used to install fish.

    [This OS thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32712133/package-management-in-git-for-windows) has great suggestions on how to solve this problem inclusing using the full MSYS2. But the best solution for me was this [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/65204171/4524171) by [Michael Chen](https://stackoverflow.com/users/7902054/michael-chen) which installs `pacman` on git bash.

    I'll reproduce here some steps with some updates:

    ## Step 1

    Download [pacman](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman?repo=msys), [pacman-mirrors](https://packages.msys2.org/package/pacman-mirrors?repo=msys) and [msys2-keyring](https://packages.msys2.org/package/msys2-keyring?repo=msys) from MSYS2's site.

    The files are in the `zstd` format. To decompress to `tar` format I download the windows version of the [`zstd` tool](https://github.com/facebook/zstd/releases).

    ```
    zstd -d pacman-6.0.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
    ```