Yeah I’ve never see anyone rely on users to use GitBash to run shell scripts.

Amusingly although I certainly use GitHub for hobby projects I’ve never actually used it for work. And have never come across a Windows project that mandated its use. Well, maybe one or two over the years.

Lot's of Microsoft shops (majority even) use ADO which is basically github + project management. I'd say most devs targeting Windows use git in some form. If not, what are you using? If git is installed, so is git bash. So bash is basically everywhere, even on Windows. The difference is, I'd say 1/50 devs using Windows actually know this.

The video games industry uses Perforce. I currently use what is publicly referred to as Sapling.

Even if GitBash is installed, and I’m happy to concede it is, there are a variety of hurdles. Both technical and practical. But I will concede it is technically possible.

I will however maintain that bash is not everywhere in practice. And that if you write libraries or projects that expect Windows users to run bash scripts then you’re a bad software engineer and a bad person. Don’t do that.

Integrating something that required running under GitBash would be a non-starter at my current company. That’s just not how literally anything works. So sure technically possible. But with enough effort anything is possible!

Well, at least you know that you can use bash on Windows now. Maybe they will integrate in directly as an alternative to cmd and powershell one day. That would be nice.