Execution of Nodepad++ ---------------------- notepad++.exe can be executed via double click from installed location $MINGW_PREFIX/lib/notepad++ Execution of Nodepad++ via CLI ------------------------------ To execute nodepad++.exe via CLI the script notepad++ is installed to $MINGW_PREFIX/bin Msys2 Nodepad++ installation ---------------------------- The performed installation makes notepad++.exe store its user configuration to the user's AppData folder Portable Notepad++ copy ----------------------- To obtain a portable copy, which stores its configuration in the same directory as the nodepad++.exe, execute msys2.create.portable.sh which is installed to $MINGW_PREFIX/share/doc/notepad++