title: Can git be used as a subsystem shell like ftp or mysql?
body: <p>Does GIT have a shell mode available like many other command line tools, like MYSQL? The designers appear to have gone to great lengths to avoid the need for a "modal" interface, including that the DOS prompt can change when a GIT directory happens to be the working directory. This is great, but is there a command line argument or another method one can use to drop into a GIT subsystem shell?</p>
  
  <p>Rationale: With GUI interfaces available today it is VERY rare (never) that I would actually want to enter a DOS command while using GIT. Therefore, why should I have to enter GIT to start every command, with the disadvantage that it takes extra keystrokes and that I can cause damage if I forget: some GIT command names overlap with DOS commands. </p>