title: Cygwin bash files
body: <p>About a year ago, I created a couple text files called "compile" and "pull." When I go into a cygwin prompt and type those names and hit enter (basically use them as a command), the cygwin terminal runs what is in those text files. For instance here is the contents of one:</p>
  
  <pre><code>git checkout master
  git checkout -- .
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I don't even remember how  I did this. I'm pretty sure this is not a bash script.</p>
  
  <p>I do remember that I had to not just create the file in notepad but also perform some linux command line operation on it, in order to use it. Once I did that I could basically use the file as a command.</p>