diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46d8dfd..3a91106 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ You may find some Monokai color schemes for mintty to match Cmder [here](https:/
 | `/git_install_root [file path]` | User specified Git installation root path.                                                                                                         | `%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\Git-for-Windows`  |
 | `/home [home folder]`           | User specified folder path to set `%HOME%` environment variable.                                                                                   | `%userprofile%`                        |
 | `/max_depth [1-5]`              | Define max recurse depth when adding to the path for `%cmder_root%\bin` and `%cmder_user_bin%`                                                     | 1                                      |
+| `/nix_tools [0-2]`              | Define how `*nix` tools are added to the path.  Prefer Windows Tools: 1, Prefer *nix Tools: 2, No `/usr/bin` in `%PATH%`: 0                        | 1                                      |
 | `/svn_ssh [path to ssh.exe]`    | Define `%SVN_SSH%` so we can use git svn with ssh svn repositories.                                                                                | `%GIT_INSTALL_ROOT%\bin\ssh.exe`       |
 | `/user_aliases [file path]`     | File path pointing to user aliases.                                                                                                                | `%CMDER_ROOT%\config\user-aliases.cmd` |
 | `/v`                            | Enables verbose output.                                                                                                                            | not set                                |
diff --git a/vendor/init.bat b/vendor/init.bat
index 04f7900..d670e84 100644
--- a/vendor/init.bat
+++ b/vendor/init.bat
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ call "%cmder_root%\vendor\lib\lib_profile"
             REM Add *nix tools to end of path
             set nix_tools=1
             shift
+        ) else if "%2" equ "2" (
+            REM Add *nix tools to front of path
+            set nix_tools=2
+            shift
         )
     ) else if /i "%1" == "/home" (
         if exist "%~2" (
@@ -245,14 +249,23 @@ goto :CONFIGURE_GIT
 :: Add git to the path
 if defined GIT_INSTALL_ROOT (
     rem add the unix commands at the end to not shadow windows commands like more
-    if exist "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\cmd\git.exe" %lib_path% enhance_path "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\cmd" append
-    if exist "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\mingw32" (
-        %lib_path% enhance_path "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\mingw32\bin" append
-    ) else if exist "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\mingw64" (
-        %lib_path% enhance_path "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\mingw64\bin" append
-    )
     if %nix_tools% equ 1 (
-        %lib_path% enhance_path "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\usr\bin" append
+        %lib_console% debug_output init.bat "Preferring Windows commands"
+        set "path_position=append"
+    ) else (
+        %lib_console% debug_output init.bat "Preferring *nix commands"
+        set "path_position="
+    )
+
+    if exist "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\cmd\git.exe" %lib_path% enhance_path "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\cmd" !path_position!
+    if exist "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\mingw32" (
+        %lib_path% enhance_path "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\mingw32\bin" !path_position!
+    ) else if exist "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\mingw64" (
+        %lib_path% enhance_path "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\mingw64\bin" !path_position!
+    )
+
+    if %nix_tools% geq 1 (
+        %lib_path% enhance_path "!GIT_INSTALL_ROOT!\usr\bin" !path_position!
     )
 
     :: define SVN_SSH so we can use git svn with ssh svn repositories