git-bash

I've just installed Git for Windows and am delighted to see that it installs Bash. I want to customise the shell in the same way I can under Linux (e.g. set up aliases like ll for ls -l ), but I can't seem to find .bashrc or equivalent configuration files. What should I be editing? Charles Ma Create a .bashrc file under ~/.bashrc and away you go. Similarly for ~/.gitconfig . ~ is usually your C:\Users\<your user name> folder. Typing echo ~ in the Git Bash terminal will tell you what that folder is. If you can't create the file (e.g. running Windows), run the below command: copy > ~/.bashrc The

Git Bash I have been working with Git Bash for the last two days. I know now the basic operations such as commit , push , pull , fetch , and merge . But I still don't know what Git Bash itself actually is! I've searched a lot about Git Bash, but all sites which I have seen focus on the functionality of its commands. I still haven't found a good answer for my question. Now, I think, I'm in the right place to get this answer! VonC git bash is a shell where: the running process is sh.exe (packaged with msysgit , as share/WinGit/Git Bash.vbs ) git is a known command $HOME is defined See " Fix

I have 2 directories on my GitHub repository. I'd like to delete one of them. How could I do that without deleting and re-creating entire repository? karmakaze Remove directory from git and local You could checkout 'master' with both directories; git rm -r one-of-the-directories git commit -m "Remove duplicated directory" git push origin <your-git-branch> (typically 'master', but not always) Remove directory from git but NOT local As mentioned in the comments, what you usually want to do is remove this directory from git but not delete it entirely from the filesystem (local) In that case use: