Git for Windows doesn't execute my .bashrc file
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I've just installed Git for Windows 2.5.0 on Windows 7, and it appears that my .bashrc file is not being executed when I run Git Bash.
I created the file like so:
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ pwd
/
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ cd ~
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ pwd
/c/Users/Administrator
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ touch .bashrc
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ vi .bashrc
[... I insert the line "ZZZTESTVAR=234" (without the quotes) into the file in vim ...]
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ exit
Yet, when I next run Git Bash:
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ set | grep ZZZ
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ cat ~/.bashrc
ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ set | grep ZZZ
ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$
Why isn't my .bashrc being run? It seems to be in the right place and have the right permissions.
windows git bash windows-7
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I've just installed Git for Windows 2.5.0 on Windows 7, and it appears that my .bashrc file is not being executed when I run Git Bash.
I created the file like so:
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ pwd
/
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ cd ~
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ pwd
/c/Users/Administrator
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ touch .bashrc
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ vi .bashrc
[... I insert the line "ZZZTESTVAR=234" (without the quotes) into the file in vim ...]
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ exit
Yet, when I next run Git Bash:
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ set | grep ZZZ
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ cat ~/.bashrc
ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ set | grep ZZZ
ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$
Why isn't my .bashrc being run? It seems to be in the right place and have the right permissions.
windows git bash windows-7
asked Aug 24 '15 at 16:06
Jez
11.4k1879145
I am running Git bash version 1.9.5-preview20150319 and ran the exact same test you ran, but for me, it worked. My.bashrcwas run. The variable was set. Do you have a.profileor.bash_profilein the way? These will stop.bashrcfrom being run.
– Wolf
Aug 24 '15 at 17:24
Nope, I don't even have a.profileor.bash_profile. But were you using Git for Windows 2.5.0?
– Jez
Aug 24 '15 at 18:20
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up vote
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I've just installed Git for Windows 2.5.0 on Windows 7, and it appears that my .bashrc file is not being executed when I run Git Bash.
I created the file like so:
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ pwd
/
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ cd ~
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ pwd
/c/Users/Administrator
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ touch .bashrc
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ vi .bashrc
[... I insert the line "ZZZTESTVAR=234" (without the quotes) into the file in vim ...]
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ exit
Yet, when I next run Git Bash:
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ set | grep ZZZ
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ cat ~/.bashrc
ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ set | grep ZZZ
ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$
Why isn't my .bashrc being run? It seems to be in the right place and have the right permissions.
windows git bash windows-7
asked Aug 24 '15 at 16:06
Jez
11.4k1879145
I've just installed Git for Windows 2.5.0 on Windows 7, and it appears that my .bashrc file is not being executed when I run Git Bash.
I created the file like so:
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ pwd
/
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ cd ~
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ pwd
/c/Users/Administrator
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ touch .bashrc
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ vi .bashrc
[... I insert the line "ZZZTESTVAR=234" (without the quotes) into the file in vim ...]
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 ~
$ exit
Yet, when I next run Git Bash:
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ set | grep ZZZ
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ cat ~/.bashrc
ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$ set | grep ZZZ
ZZZTESTVAR=234
Administrator@HintTech-Dev MINGW64 /
$
Why isn't my .bashrc being run? It seems to be in the right place and have the right permissions.
windows git bash windows-7
windows git bash windows-7
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I am running Git bash version 1.9.5-preview20150319 and ran the exact same test you ran, but for me, it worked. My.bashrcwas run. The variable was set. Do you have a.profileor.bash_profilein the way? These will stop.bashrcfrom being run.
– Wolf
Aug 24 '15 at 17:24
Nope, I don't even have a.profileor.bash_profile. But were you using Git for Windows 2.5.0?
– Jez
Aug 24 '15 at 18:20
add a comment |
I am running Git bash version 1.9.5-preview20150319 and ran the exact same test you ran, but for me, it worked. My.bashrcwas run. The variable was set. Do you have a.profileor.bash_profilein the way? These will stop.bashrcfrom being run.
– Wolf
Aug 24 '15 at 17:24
Nope, I don't even have a.profileor.bash_profile. But were you using Git for Windows 2.5.0?
– Jez
Aug 24 '15 at 18:20
I am running Git bash version 1.9.5-preview20150319 and ran the exact same test you ran, but for me, it worked. My
.bashrc was run. The variable was set. Do you have a .profile or .bash_profile in the way? These will stop .bashrc from being run.– Wolf
Aug 24 '15 at 17:24
I am running Git bash version 1.9.5-preview20150319 and ran the exact same test you ran, but for me, it worked. My
.bashrc was run. The variable was set. Do you have a .profile or .bash_profile in the way? These will stop .bashrc from being run.– Wolf
Aug 24 '15 at 17:24
Nope, I don't even have a
.profile or .bash_profile. But were you using Git for Windows 2.5.0?– Jez
Aug 24 '15 at 18:20
Nope, I don't even have a
.profile or .bash_profile. But were you using Git for Windows 2.5.0?– Jez
Aug 24 '15 at 18:20
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OK, I found out the problem. Quite simply, the bash terminal used by the latest Git for Windows 2.5.0 (mintty) doesn't bother to read .bashrc - it reads .bash_profile. So you can set up your environment in .bash_profile and/or put this code at the start to read .bashrc:
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]
then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
answered Aug 24 '15 at 18:30
Jez
11.4k1879145
It's not mintty per se but how git-bash.exe starts it. Long discussion about it here which basically ends with the installer being changed to create a .bash_profile like you describe: github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/191
– Marc Stober
Sep 1 '15 at 15:35
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19
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Same thing happened to me when I upgraded to Git Bash 2.5.0 in Windows 10. I renamed my '.bashrc' -> '.bash_profile' and relaunched Git Bash. Everything's working as usual again.
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile
answered Aug 25 '15 at 18:31
user932885
32038
1
That's almost identical to the one above, but they both work well
– Mike_K
Oct 5 '15 at 14:40
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2
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It appears the latest version of git for Windows (2.8.3.windows.1) uses a 'profile' file now instead of the .bash_profile. I assume this is so it isn't hidden and a valid file name. Didn't seem to cause any issues before, but maybe it was confusing to people.
answered May 25 '16 at 20:58
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OK, I found out the problem. Quite simply, the bash terminal used by the latest Git for Windows 2.5.0 (mintty) doesn't bother to read .bashrc - it reads .bash_profile. So you can set up your environment in .bash_profile and/or put this code at the start to read .bashrc:
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]
then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
answered Aug 24 '15 at 18:30
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It's not mintty per se but how git-bash.exe starts it. Long discussion about it here which basically ends with the installer being changed to create a .bash_profile like you describe: github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/191
– Marc Stober
Sep 1 '15 at 15:35
add a comment |
up vote
62
down vote
accepted
OK, I found out the problem. Quite simply, the bash terminal used by the latest Git for Windows 2.5.0 (mintty) doesn't bother to read .bashrc - it reads .bash_profile. So you can set up your environment in .bash_profile and/or put this code at the start to read .bashrc:
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]
then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
answered Aug 24 '15 at 18:30
Jez
11.4k1879145
It's not mintty per se but how git-bash.exe starts it. Long discussion about it here which basically ends with the installer being changed to create a .bash_profile like you describe: github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/191
– Marc Stober
Sep 1 '15 at 15:35
add a comment |
up vote
62
down vote
accepted
up vote
62
down vote
accepted
OK, I found out the problem. Quite simply, the bash terminal used by the latest Git for Windows 2.5.0 (mintty) doesn't bother to read .bashrc - it reads .bash_profile. So you can set up your environment in .bash_profile and/or put this code at the start to read .bashrc:
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]
then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
answered Aug 24 '15 at 18:30
Jez
11.4k1879145
OK, I found out the problem. Quite simply, the bash terminal used by the latest Git for Windows 2.5.0 (mintty) doesn't bother to read .bashrc - it reads .bash_profile. So you can set up your environment in .bash_profile and/or put this code at the start to read .bashrc:
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]
then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
answered Aug 24 '15 at 18:30
Jez
11.4k1879145
answered Aug 24 '15 at 18:30
Jez
11.4k1879145
answered Aug 24 '15 at 18:30
Jez
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answered Aug 24 '15 at 18:30
Jez
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11.4k1879145
It's not mintty per se but how git-bash.exe starts it. Long discussion about it here which basically ends with the installer being changed to create a .bash_profile like you describe: github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/191
– Marc Stober
Sep 1 '15 at 15:35
add a comment |
It's not mintty per se but how git-bash.exe starts it. Long discussion about it here which basically ends with the installer being changed to create a .bash_profile like you describe: github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/191
– Marc Stober
Sep 1 '15 at 15:35
It's not mintty per se but how git-bash.exe starts it. Long discussion about it here which basically ends with the installer being changed to create a .bash_profile like you describe: github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/191
– Marc Stober
Sep 1 '15 at 15:35
It's not mintty per se but how git-bash.exe starts it. Long discussion about it here which basically ends with the installer being changed to create a .bash_profile like you describe: github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/191
– Marc Stober
Sep 1 '15 at 15:35
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up vote
19
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Same thing happened to me when I upgraded to Git Bash 2.5.0 in Windows 10. I renamed my '.bashrc' -> '.bash_profile' and relaunched Git Bash. Everything's working as usual again.
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile
answered Aug 25 '15 at 18:31
user932885
32038
1
That's almost identical to the one above, but they both work well
– Mike_K
Oct 5 '15 at 14:40
add a comment |
up vote
19
down vote
Same thing happened to me when I upgraded to Git Bash 2.5.0 in Windows 10. I renamed my '.bashrc' -> '.bash_profile' and relaunched Git Bash. Everything's working as usual again.
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile
answered Aug 25 '15 at 18:31
user932885
32038
1
That's almost identical to the one above, but they both work well
– Mike_K
Oct 5 '15 at 14:40
add a comment |
up vote
19
down vote
up vote
19
down vote
Same thing happened to me when I upgraded to Git Bash 2.5.0 in Windows 10. I renamed my '.bashrc' -> '.bash_profile' and relaunched Git Bash. Everything's working as usual again.
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile
answered Aug 25 '15 at 18:31
user932885
32038
Same thing happened to me when I upgraded to Git Bash 2.5.0 in Windows 10. I renamed my '.bashrc' -> '.bash_profile' and relaunched Git Bash. Everything's working as usual again.
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile
answered Aug 25 '15 at 18:31
user932885
32038
answered Aug 25 '15 at 18:31
user932885
32038
answered Aug 25 '15 at 18:31
user932885
32038
answered Aug 25 '15 at 18:31
user932885
32038
32038
1
That's almost identical to the one above, but they both work well
– Mike_K
Oct 5 '15 at 14:40
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1
That's almost identical to the one above, but they both work well
– Mike_K
Oct 5 '15 at 14:40
1
1
That's almost identical to the one above, but they both work well
– Mike_K
Oct 5 '15 at 14:40
That's almost identical to the one above, but they both work well
– Mike_K
Oct 5 '15 at 14:40
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
It appears the latest version of git for Windows (2.8.3.windows.1) uses a 'profile' file now instead of the .bash_profile. I assume this is so it isn't hidden and a valid file name. Didn't seem to cause any issues before, but maybe it was confusing to people.
answered May 25 '16 at 20:58
John Livermore
10.1k3189156
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up vote
2
down vote
It appears the latest version of git for Windows (2.8.3.windows.1) uses a 'profile' file now instead of the .bash_profile. I assume this is so it isn't hidden and a valid file name. Didn't seem to cause any issues before, but maybe it was confusing to people.
answered May 25 '16 at 20:58
John Livermore
10.1k3189156
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up vote
2
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up vote
2
down vote
It appears the latest version of git for Windows (2.8.3.windows.1) uses a 'profile' file now instead of the .bash_profile. I assume this is so it isn't hidden and a valid file name. Didn't seem to cause any issues before, but maybe it was confusing to people.
answered May 25 '16 at 20:58
John Livermore
10.1k3189156
It appears the latest version of git for Windows (2.8.3.windows.1) uses a 'profile' file now instead of the .bash_profile. I assume this is so it isn't hidden and a valid file name. Didn't seem to cause any issues before, but maybe it was confusing to people.
answered May 25 '16 at 20:58
John Livermore
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answered May 25 '16 at 20:58
John Livermore
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answered May 25 '16 at 20:58
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I am running Git bash version 1.9.5-preview20150319 and ran the exact same test you ran, but for me, it worked. My
.bashrcwas run. The variable was set. Do you have a.profileor.bash_profilein the way? These will stop.bashrcfrom being run.– Wolf
Aug 24 '15 at 17:24
Nope, I don't even have a
.profileor.bash_profile. But were you using Git for Windows 2.5.0?– Jez
Aug 24 '15 at 18:20