Questions tagged [git-bash]
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How do I modify my Git Bash profile in Windows?
I'm using Git Bash on Windows 7 and would like to set up Bash profile aliases such as alias gs='git status' to make my life easier. How can I do this?
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How to add more commands to Git Bash?
I am working on windows machine and I use bash shell which comes with Git. But there are many utilities which are missing in this version of bash shell.
How can I install more commands on this shell?
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What is Git Bash for Windows anyway?
I have happily been using Git and Git Bash from https://git-scm.com/. There is a page with more information here: https://git-for-windows.github.io/.
Yesterday I ran into a problem with rsync, and I ...
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How to add the 'tree' command to git-bash in Windows?
I'm using git-bash in Windows 7. I'd like to see a tree of the current directory. However
jcollum@DEVELOPER01 ~/Dev/express_coffee
$ tree .
sh....
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How to make git not prompt for passphrase for ssh key?
I'm using git bash and I setup ssh key using ssh-keygen and each time I do something with a repo git ask me for passphrase for /c/Users/jankiewj/.ssh/id_rsa. Is there a way to disable that passphrase.
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How can I find out the command line options for git-bash.exe?
Apparently my google-fu sucks...
I know these from other StackExchange posts:
--cd-to-home # Change directory to home
--cd=<path> # Change directory to <path>
-i # ?
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What does an `output is not a tty` error mean?
I tried to write the output of the command php -i to the a file using php -i > info and received the following error:
output is not a tty
What does it mean?
I'm using git bash on Windows.
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Where is the Git Bash `/` directory?
When I open Git Bash on Windows 7, the default directory is /. It has *nix-style subdirectories, and cd .. doesn't change the directory. Where is this directory on my Windows machine?
The directory C:...
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Windows & Git Bash: Bash PATH to read Windows %PATH% system variable
I've recently added a directory to the Windows PATH manually by going into Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables -> User variables -> PATH. (...
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Installing programs in git bash?
I'm running git bash on windows and I'd like to install some of the linux tools I'm familiar with but apt-get, yum, etc don't appear to work. How can I install programs in git bash?
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Can git-bash and cygwin shell do the same things?
On Windows 10, can git-bash and cygwin shell do the same things?
What can one do but the other can't?
For example,
As shells, can they both work the same as bash?
What programs and commands can run ...
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How to fix "Permission Denied" in Git Bash in Windows 10?
Whenever I tried to run this command: python get-pip.py, git bash gave me this response: bash: /c/Users/Sergio Ley/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/python: Permission denied. I don't know how to ...
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How to disable git bash daily updates checking?
I've installed git bash and ticked the "Check daily for updates" option. I thought that it will update automatically, but it requires me to configure the set up manually each time. I don't update it ...
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How can I configure git bash to display a timestamp for each command?
I run git's bash on Windows7 to manage source control for projects.
Can I edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\git-prompt.sh to enable me to timestamp when I ran commands?
e.g.
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Setting to use git-bash as default shell when connecting remotely via OpenSSH to Windows Server 2016
The Powershell OpenSSH website has good instructions on how to install and use OpenSSH.
These include how to "Configuring the default ssh shell (optional)"
If I elect to use git-bash instead of ...
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How to install mintty into 'Git Bash' on windows?
I have installed git on windows from http://git-scm.com/download/win and I use the Git Bash shortcut to access git commands.
Unfortunately, Git Bash uses the Windows Command (CMD.EXE) Terminal which ...
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Git for Windows: how to apply changes in PATH without reboot?
I'm using Git for Windows on Windows 7.
When I adjust the PATH environment variable, the changes are not applied immediately for console windows.
In order to force applying the changes for a ...
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Why do i need prefix openssl with winpty on windows bash?
Why do i need prefix openssl with winpty on windows bash?
Why does command
openssl genrsa -des3 -out ca.key 4096
hangs and doesn't respond
while
winpty openssl genrsa -des3 -out ca.key 4096
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Open A New Tab In ConEmu, in the same Directory (git bash)
I want to assign a keyboard short cut within ConEmu that will open a new tab, in the same directory as the current tab is within.
So something like:
-new_console:d:[<pwd>]%ProgramFiles(x86)%\...
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Default console in ConEmu
I have git bash setup as a predefined task (task #1). But when I open ConEmu it defaults to cmd console, how do I change the default console to git bash?
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Install GCC in Git for Windows bash environment
I have Git for Windows installed on a Windows 7 machine (no, sadly I can't switch to W10 on this particular machine). This comes with a bash environment that uses MinGW-64 but only includes some ...
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can we open gitbash from atom text editor
Is there a way to open gitbash from within atom text editor. I want to have gitbash or other command line client in one of the panes.
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Running PHP works in Command Prompt but not Git Bash
I've recently got a new laptop and have been in the process of setting it up.
I've installed WAMP, which is what I use to do my PHP development (installs Apache2, MySql, and PHP).
I also like to use ...
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How can I use 'git add' command on a file whose path includes a directory with spaces
I'm trying to use Git Add command to stage a couple of files for committing later. However, I can't seem to add it because Git bash doesn't like a directory with spaces in it. How can get around this ...
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Git Bash - Windows - Different font size between start screen launch and explorer launch
I am using Git Bash on Windows 8.1
I see (at least) two different ways to launch Git Bash:
1) Start Screen -> Type Git Bash -> Press Enter
2) Windows Explorer -> Right Click Folder -> Select "Git ...
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Is there a way to stop “Ctrl+C” from closing a tab when running Git Bash in Console2?
My goal is to have a terminal with Unix commands (e.g. ls instead of dir), color, and working keys in my Windows 7 machine. My current attempt at getting this to work is using Git Bash in Console2. I ...
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How do I disown/detach a process from the Git Bash terminal that come with Git's Windows installer?
I would like to run commands from the terminal (mostly Python servers) and essentially daemonize them. I am running the MinGW terminal "Git Bash" that comes with the Windows installer for Git.
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How to sync windows 10 clock to internet from commandline?
I would like to be able to synchronize my windows 10 computer clock when it goes out of sync... From the commandline with 1 command.
This solution shows how to do it via settings.
https://superuser....
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Rename tab from MinGW-console using ConEmu
I'm using the cmder (ConEmu) with Git Bash-tabs (MinGW) and I want to rename the current tab with a console command. Within a cmd-Tab I can use cmd /c RenameTab "myTabName" but I a need a similar ...
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SSH suddenly stopped working in git-bash on Windows 10
I have been using git-bash in Windows 10 (Version 10.0.17134.1069) for a year now.
Since last week my SSH commands just hangs. It looks like this:
The process eats up 12% percent of the CPU and ...
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Can the Windows %PROGRAMFILES(X86)% environment variable be accessed in Cygwin or Git Bash?
In Git Bash and Cygwin, I can easily access the Windows %PROGRAMFILES% environment variable:
$ echo $PROGRAMFILES
C:\Program Files
$ echo ${PROGRAMFILES}
C:\Program Files
However, due to the ...
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Tab completion for .bat files in Git-for-Windows Bash
Git for Windows installs "Git Bash," a bash shell that works in Windows, which is very nice. It's based on MinTTY, I believe.
As well as bash shell scripts, it can also execute Windows batch (.bat) ...
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How can I get ec2 command run in git-bash?
I installed ec2 command line tools on windows this morning. When I try to run a command ec2-describe-instances in the git bash, I get this output:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang....
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Git on Windows without bash
Is it possible to install git on windows without also installing git bash?
Now that bash is available on windows I'd prefer to use that and not have so many shells lying around.
Is that even a ...
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How to use %LocalAppData% with git bash in Windows?
I want to automate my process of align and signing an APK (an app for Android). I use git bash as terminal inside VSCODE.
For this I am concatenating the commands I need into a shell script but I got ...
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What is the difference between git-bash.exe and sh.exe in Windows?
I wanted to integrate git bash into IntelliJ, so I've changed the default terminal path to C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe. After some time I noticed that some commands are not working, for example:
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'conda activate" is not working in git-bash shell But it looks well on cmd.exe
I am trying to make the virtual env. on my laptop
using cmd terminal, I succeed well.
However, I stuck on a git-bash terminal.
Do you know what is wrong?
Follows are the command I took on git-bash ...
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Install Ansible in Windows, using Git-bash
I am trying to install the Ansible open source automation platform on Windows. There are many guides out there for how to install Ansible using Cygwin (eg. 1, 2).
However, I already have Git-Bash ...
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Pacman is not found in msys2
I just installed Git for Windows 2.22.0 which should include pacman, but I get an
bash: pacman: command not found
and I don't see the pacman executable in /usr/bin.
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Git Bash with Windows Terminal prints weird characters instead of newline
I'm on a fresh machine and installed Windows Terminal [Microsoft Store] and Git Bash [latest]. I ran a build script that logs its progress and whenever a newline character appears (maybe others as ...
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Installing Anaconda on Git Bash and trying conda activate results in repeated CommandNotFoundErrors
I've recently refreshed my Git Bash and Anaconda installation, and I am trying to run Git Bash from within VSCode with Anaconda. The issue is that whenever I open the integrated terminal from within ...
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Git Bash extremely slow start up on Windows
I have read posts similar to this one; it seems my issue is different.
I suspect I'm having this issue due to my .bash_profile because when I delete it and open the terminal again it starts up quickly,...
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Is it possible to SSH tunnel on Windows 10 with Git Bash?
I'm trying to forward port 5000 from my local machine to a remote server's port 5000
I'm using the command
ssh -L 5000:localhost:5000 root@remote
However, when I try to make the following curl ...
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Is shebang necessary in git bash scripts on windows
Shebang is the first line of a bash script telling where the bash script is executed. In Windows git bash scripts, is it necessary? If not, why?
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Git-Bash not running Python3 as expected, hanging issues
I will try to be as descriptive but brief as possible...
I have been using GitBash in that past on Win10 successfully. I came back to my Windows machine after not using it for a bit and can't seem to ...
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Conda breaks when activating environment -- CommandNotFoundError: No command 'conda conda'
I've been running Anaconda successfully for a few months on my PC (Win 10) using Git Bash and Anaconda3. However, today I tried to update to the latest version of Anaconda (I don't remember which ...
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Git-Bash and WSL have a different directory structure
So I'm currently in the process of configuring and setting up my WSL on my Windows 10 workstation so I can use some very useful command line tools on Windows. Now in both WSL and Git-Bash you have ...
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git add . command not working
git add . is not working it got stuck as you can see the below image.
I am building an expo project and the directory structure is in the image.
Please help me with this problem.
I also tried git add ...
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Problems executing perl on git for windows bash
The issue is that perl is installed in my system and bash can see it, however when I try to execute a perl script that includes a module, there's an error.
Can't locate Text/CSV.pm in @INC (you ...
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Do I need to be concerned using the Git Bash on Windows with Shellshock?
I use the Git Bash on a Windows 8.1 machine.
Do I need to be concerned by Shellshock?
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