# Compile .pde file in git bash

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**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [February 2, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/compile-pde-file-in-git-bash/8047 "2019-02-02T16:59:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![sumaghos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@sumaghos](https://discourse.processing.org/u/sumaghos)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/compile-pde-file-in-git-bash/8047/1 "2019-02-02T16:59:40Z")

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Is there any way to compile .pde file in git bash?

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**Author:** ![kfrajer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kfrajer/32/196_2.png) [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/compile-pde-file-in-git-bash/8047/2 "2019-02-04T07:21:17Z")

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If you are using the Command Prompt in Windows, you do not need to use git bash. You can make your sketches using processing-java.exe and call git commands for version control. On a side note, there is a git version control tool in Processing. You should be able to install it using the Contribution Manager. The name of the tool is `Git Manager`

I just did a test in git bash and it can see my current PATH env variable. So, if this is true in your case, you should be able to invoke `processing-java`. If you do not provide any parameters to that command, it will show you a help menu showing you how to use it.

Kf