git-bash $PATH cannot parse windows directory with space

Question

I would like to use git-bash come with github client on a windows 7 (32bit) machine. Somehow, the git-bash has already learned the $PATH variables from windows

Answer 1

Why not using absolute path instead of relative path and if a folder of file name contains a space just use "" (quotes).

Ex. cd C:/Users/"My Folder"

Answer 2

git-bash runs in a Linux environment. As, linux doesn't recognize \ backslash in its directory path, you need to use / forwardslash. Use "" if you directory path contains spaces.

Answer 3

Basically to confirm what is working: For environment variables use export keyword:

export JAVA_HOME="/c/Program Files/Java/jdkxxxxx"

same for PATH variable etc.

You can put it in your ~/.bashrc . Then, use variables instead of direct string with spaces

Answer 4

Use the bash declare command -

$ declare -x PATH="/path with spaces":$PATH

Answer 5

Put a backslash ("\") before the space.

ex. cd My\ Documents

Answer 6

The answer for me was close to that of Seagal82. I added the following line at the start of [PATH_TO_GITBASH_INSTALL]\etc\profile:

export HOME="/c/Users/Username\ with\ spaces/"

Then I started a new git bash window and all the paths in $PATH using $HOME got replaced with the anti-slashed space and work correctly.