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I am new to windows command line interface and after installing Git, my command line interface appears like one in the attached document.

May I ask what is the meaning of python@DESKTOP - 6RBC9EL MINGW64 ~ ?

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  • https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bgit-bash%5D+prompt – phd Jan 25 '20 at 13:24
  • It means you should set a better machine name than "DESKTOP - 6RBC9EL" -- perhaps something that's meaningful to you that you'll instantly recognize. – Eryk Sun Jan 25 '20 at 15:18
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    PLEASE, do not post images of text/code/errors unless there is no other way. right now, your image is nearly unreadable and requires squinting or zooming in to read it ... and it is all text, so there is no _reason_ to post an image. – Lee_Dailey Jan 25 '20 at 15:41

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That is the PS1 prompt of git bash.

PS1 is a variable containing the prompt of the git bash console. You can later change it. To know how to change it, visit https://alanbarber.com/post/how-to-customize-the-git-for-windows-bash-shell-prompt/

Here,

  • "python" is your user name.
  • "DESKTOP-6RBC9EL" is the computer name.
  • "~" is the current directory interpreted in bash.
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