How to use posh-git that comes with GitHub for Windows from custom shell?

Question

Installing GitHub for Windows is a nice way to get at once beginner\'s git Windows app, msysgit and posh-git - but you can only start the git shell with posh-git by calling \"Gi

Answer 1

From http://haacked.com/archive/2012/05/21/introducing-github-for-windows.aspx, put this in your profile to load posh-git from GitHub for Windows:

# If Posh-Git environment is defined, load it.
if (test-path env:posh_git) {
    . $env:posh_git
}