[RESOLVED] Using Git Bash from a form

[Precision999]

Hi

I've been using some Git Bash in a very basic way to split up text files like this:

split myfile.txt -l 10000 --additional-suffix=.csv

I thought it would be useful to get this functionality in a vb.net program. I've used a steamreader in the past do this sort of thing, but Git Bash is so quick I thought I would create a simple windows form app to allow the user to input the file name and split size, then run git-bash.exe as a process with the variables.

Could anyone tell me how to do this? - I don't know how to go about passing the variables to Git Bash.

Thanks!

[sapator]

You can use a process to run an exe with variables-arguments:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/do...s?view=net-7.0

[techgnome]

Lookup Process.Start ... you can pass it parameters that include the path and name of hte process to start, and parameters to pass to that process.


-tg

[Precision999]

Hi

Thanks for quick replies - I've done a process with parameters before, but I don't know how to pass a command to the bash?

I suppose what I'm really asking here is how to launch git bash from a cmd window with the 'split' instruction I want to use - instead of launching the bash and then entering the commands there.

If I can do that, I can use a process in vb.

Sorry, I guess this isn't really a vb question after all!

[sapator]

What do you mean commands?
startInfo.Arguments will pass the -argument. What is a command?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/do...s?view=net-7.0

[Precision999]

Hi

I think I found the answer.

I can do this from cmd window by putting this line:

split myfile.txt -l 10000 --additional-suffix=.csv

into a new text file called 'script' and giving it a .sh suffix

I can then run from command line with:

C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe script.sh

This works from a DOS window, so I should be able to run it from vb.net as a process

Cheers