Doesn't work in msys2 on windows 7 #336

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1. lestrrat commented on Aug 31, 2016

   

   lestrrat

   on Aug 31, 2016

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   Not a windows guy, so I have no clue. @mattn ?
2. mattn commented on Sep 1, 2016

   

   mattn

   on Sep 1, 2016

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   AFAIK, peco doesn't work on msys2 or cygwin as long as peco use termbox-go. Windows Console APIs works for cmd.exe not a stdin/stdout/stderr. If you still want to use peco on msys2 or cygwin console, you could try using winpty, but I'm not sure if it works (note: edited by lestrrat for English)
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   closed this as completedin #339on Sep 3, 2016
4. mkielar commented on Feb 23, 2017

   

   mkielar

   on Feb 23, 2017

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   FYI:
   I was able to run Peco 0.4.7 with Cygwin and ConsoleZ, and it runs ok, except for the fact that I have to manually switch the alternate screen back and forth with echo.

   Cygwin version: 2.6.1(0.305/5/3)
   ConsoleZ version: 1.18.17048
   Windows 10: Enterprise & Home.

   Here's the full script I used to substitute default bash search:

   # Run history browser
   echo -ne '\033[?47h' # alternate screen
   selected_command="$(history | sed -e 's/ *[0-9][0-9]* *//' | sort | uniq -c | sort -k1,1rn -k2 | peco --prompt="→" --query="$READLINE_LINE" --initial-filter=Fuzzy | sed -e 's/ *[0-9[0-9]* *//')"
   echo -ne '\033[?47l' # normal screen
   
   # Update command line with selected command	
   if [ ! -z "$selected_command" ]; then
   	READLINE_LINE="$selected_command"
   	READLINE_POINT="$(( $READLINE_POINT + ${#selected_command} ))"
   fi
   
5. flawrist commented on Feb 6, 2026

   

   flawrist

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   Windows 7 user here.
   I downloaded peco v0.5.11 and launched as follows
   $ fd.exe -t f -d 1 | peco.exe
   Got a list of files which I can select and filter out.
   But when I press Enter, nothing happens.
   That's why the benefit of Peco remains a mystery to me.