Cygwin-Bash-Here

A tweak to open Cygwin Bash shell from Windows Explorer context menu.

Installation

Just run Install Cygwin-Bash-Here.reg file.

The script assumes that Cygwin is installed to C:/cygwin or C:/cygwin64.

How to use?

1. Right click on the Desktop, or any folder, or a folder background.
2. Choose Cygwin Bash Here (or press b instead).

Why not to use chere?

Yes, there is another way to achieve the similar result: install chere package and run chere -i -t mintty

But there are 2 problems:

1. chere's command doesn't work with paths having non-ASCII characters like C:/Проект/dist. The home directory (~) is being open instead.

2. chere's command doesn't open the currently selected folder (Not opened. Selected).

How does it work?

It adds a simple command to HKCR\Directory\shell and HKCR\Directory\Background\shell:

"C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe" --dir "%V" -e /bin/env CHERE_INVOKING=1 /bin/bash --login

The command starts the mitty terminal with the --dir option mentioned in the mintty docs, then it sets CHERE_INVOKING environment variable and runs bash.

CHERE_INVOKING is needed to prevent Bash change the working dir to user's home (see cygwin64/etc/profile).

Good luck!