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Support alacritty as console application.
Mar 16, 2026
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Merge branch 'master' into feature/msys2_shell.cmd-support-alacritty
catull Apr 13, 2026
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23 changes: 22 additions & 1 deletion filesystem/msys2_shell.cmd
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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ rem Console types
if "x%~1" == "x-mintty" shift& set /a msys2_shiftCounter+=1& set MSYSCON=mintty.exe& goto :checkparams
if "x%~1" == "x-conemu" shift& set /a msys2_shiftCounter+=1& set MSYSCON=conemu& goto :checkparams
if "x%~1" == "x-defterm" shift& set /a msys2_shiftCounter+=1& set MSYSCON=defterm& goto :checkparams
if "x%~1" == "x-alacritty" shift& set /a msys2_shiftCounter+=1& set MSYSCON=alacritty& goto :checkparams
rem Other parameters
if "x%~1" == "x-full-path" shift& set /a msys2_shiftCounter+=1& set MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit& goto :checkparams
if "x%~1" == "x-use-full-path" shift& set /a msys2_shiftCounter+=1& set MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit& goto :checkparams
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -100,26 +101,33 @@ rem Setup proper title and icon
if "%MSYSTEM%" == "MINGW32" (
set "CONTITLE=MinGW x32"
set "CONICON=mingw32.ico"
set "WD_PLATFORM_PATH=%WD%..\..\mingw32\"
) else if "%MSYSTEM%" == "MINGW64" (
set "CONTITLE=MinGW x64"
set "CONICON=mingw64.ico"
set "WD_PLATFORM=%WD%..\..\mingw64\"
) else if "%MSYSTEM%" == "UCRT64" (
set "CONTITLE=MinGW UCRT x64"
set "CONICON=ucrt64.ico"
set "WD_PLATFORM=%WD%..\..\ucrt64\"
) else if "%MSYSTEM%" == "CLANG64" (
set "CONTITLE=MinGW Clang x64"
set "CONICON=clang64.ico"
set "WD_PLATFORM=%WD%..\..\clang64\"
) else if "%MSYSTEM%" == "CLANGARM64" (
set "CONTITLE=MinGW Clang ARM64"
set "CONICON=clangarm64.ico"
set "WD_PLATFORM=%WD%..\..\clangarm64\"
) else (
set "CONTITLE=MSYS2 MSYS"
set "CONICON=msys2.ico"
set "WD_PLATFORM=%WD%"
)

if "x%MSYSCON%" == "xmintty.exe" goto startmintty
if "x%MSYSCON%" == "xconemu" goto startconemu
if "x%MSYSCON%" == "xdefterm" goto startsh
if "x%MSYSCON%" == "xalacritty" goto startalacritty

if NOT EXIST "%WD%mintty.exe" goto startsh
set MSYSCON=mintty.exe
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -152,6 +160,18 @@ if not defined MSYS2_NOSTART (
)
exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%

:startalacritty
if not exist "%WD_PLATFORM%bin\alacritty.exe" (
echo "Alacritty not found. Exiting." 1>&2
exit /b 2
)
if not defined MSYS2_NOSTART (
start "%CONTITLE%" "%WD_PLATFORM%bin\alacritty.exe" -T "%CONTITLE%" -e "%WD%%LOGINSHELL%" !SHELL_ARGS!
) else (
"%WD_PLATFORM%bin\alacritty.exe" -T "%CONTITLE%" -e "%WD%%LOGINSHELL%" !SHELL_ARG!
)
exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%

:EOF
exit /b 0

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -204,7 +224,8 @@ echo.
echo Options:
echo -mingw32 ^| -mingw64 ^| -ucrt64 ^| -clang64 ^|
echo -msys[2] ^| -clangarm64 Set shell type
echo -defterm ^| -mintty ^| -conemu Set terminal type
echo -defterm ^| -mintty ^| -conemu ^|
echo -alacritty Set terminal type
echo -here Use current directory as working
echo directory
echo -where DIRECTORY Use specified DIRECTORY as working
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