Git Bash中无法使用start命令打开文件的问题求助

Root Cause #

Git Bash ships with its own start script at /usr/bin/start, which takes precedence over Windows' native start.exe from C:\Windows\System32—even if you added System32 to your Path. This conflict is why you’re seeing the "No such file or directory" error.

Solutions #

1. Explicitly call Windows' start.exe #

Use the full path to bypass Git Bash’s script:

/c/Windows/System32/start.exe your-file.txt

Or use Windows-style path with forward slashes:

C:/Windows/System32/start.exe your-file.txt

2. Alias the Windows command #

Add an alias to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile to make start point to the Windows executable by default:

alias start='/c/Windows/System32/start.exe'

Reload the config to apply changes:

source ~/.bashrc

Now start your-file.txt will work as expected.

3. Use cmd /c start as a workaround #

Invoke the Windows command via CMD to avoid the Git Bash script:

cmd /c start your-file.txt

4. Adjust Path precedence #

Check if System32 comes before /usr/bin in your Git Bash Path:

echo $PATH

If /usr/bin is listed first, prepend System32 to your Path in .bashrc:

export PATH="/c/Windows/System32:$PATH"

Reload the config with source ~/.bashrc and test again.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Enrique Milo