Git for Windows doesn't execute my .bashrc file

Question

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 fi

Answer 1

A bit late on this answer perhaps, but you could call bash with the -rcfile argument followed by the location of your .bashrc file.

bash -rcfile C:\Users\name\.bashrc

I've added this to the end of my PowerShell profile (.ps1 file) so that Powershell automatically opens in bash and configured to my preferences.

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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