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Title: Nodeclipse Help - External Tools

## External Tools

add `External Tool Configuration`

via `Run` menu or `External Tools` icon

Launched programs are visible in `Debug` View.

Hints.

1. On Windows your `cmd` path likely is `C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe`
2. Git for Windows comes with great bash shell. On Windows by default path is like `C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe`, add `--login -i` to Arguments.

    >"C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --help
    GNU bash, version 3.1.0(1)-release-(i686-pc-msys)
    Usage:  "C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/sh.exe" [GNU long option] [option] ...
            "C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/sh.exe" [GNU long option] [option] script-file ...
    GNU long options:
            --debug
            --debugger
            --dump-po-strings
            --dump-strings
            --help
            --init-file
            --login
            --noediting
            --noprofile
            --norc
            --posix
            --protected
            --rcfile
            --restricted
            --verbose
            --version
            --wordexp
    Shell options:
            -irsD or -c command or -O shopt_option          (invocation only)
            -abefhkmnptuvxBCHP or -o option
    Type `"C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/sh.exe" -c "help set"' for more information about shell options.
    Type `"C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/sh.exe" -c help' for more information about shell builtin commands.
    Use the `bashbug' command to report bugs.