entering command-line environment

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Hi, 
 I've installed the nRF Connect SDK, and want to bring up a command-line build environment. 
 I'm able to do it as it says in the instructions here : Bring up the Toolchain Manager and use the "Open Bash" option from the drop-down menu. 
 However, I'd like to be able to get into the environment without bringing up the Toolchain Manager. What do I do? What script do I run from git-bash? 
 I tried running zephyr/zephyr-env.sh , but apparently that's not enough. 
 Thanks!

Yaron Shragai · Accepted Answer

Hi, 
 Thanks - your reply helped me to find the solution. tl;dr: I should launch Git bash by running the git-bash.exe executable in the SDK's toolchain dir, not my "regular" Git bash, and everything will be set up automagically. 
 Git Bash: 
 The root dir (the " / " dir) in Git Bash is: The directory of the git-bash.exe executable that was launched. 
 When I launch Git bash on my system the "normal" way, it launches my regular git-bash.exe executable from C:\Program Files\Git - and so that is root. 
 The Toolchain Manager, otoh, uses the git-bash.exe executable in the SDK's toolchain dir - and so that is root. 
 Next, Git bash executes /etc/profile (off of whatever root is). The SDK's /etc/profile executes everything in the profile.d subdir. In particular, profile.d/ncs-env.sh sets up the proper SDK environment. 
 So, if I execute the git-bash.exe executable in the SDK's toolchain dir, I don't need to do anything else. 
 Windows Command Shell: 
 To launch the Windows Command Shell, the Toolchain Manager executes the git-cmd.cmd script in the SDK's toolchain dir. All this script does, really, is execute cmd\env.cmd . Simply bringing up the "regular" Windows command shell and running either git-cmd.cmd or cmd\env.cmd accomplishes the same thing - which is why what I did previously with the Windows command shell worked. 
 Windows Power Shell: 
 The SDK does not have a pre-packaged way to bring up a Windows Power Shell environment, so, I will not use it. 
 Hope this helps 
 Thanks!

entering command-line environment

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