# Problem with shell in Windows

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-shell-in-windows/42540>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [July 5, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-shell-in-windows/42540 "2020-07-05T00:36:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-shell-in-windows/42540/4 "2020-07-06T03:58:59Z")

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> [@Using Julia on Git bash](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-julia-on-git-bash/24413/7):
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> Sorry to hear that. This definitely works for me: I put the following into start.bat start "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i -c "exec julia" I make sure that when I open cmd and type "%PROGRAMFILES%\Git\bin\sh.exe" I get the bash. Then, in bash I must be able to type julia and get the Julia prompt. Under these conditions things work. What happens on your system? Edit: The paths need to be set for the above to work. On my system:

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