How do I modify my Git Bash profile in Windows?
Solution 1:
When you open up your Git Bash, you should be in your home directory by default. Now create the .bashrc file (if on Windows 7 the file should be named .bashrc.).
If you're not in the home directory, change into it by typing:
cd
and pressing Enter. cd, without any other parameters listed after, will always return the home directory.
You can create the file by typing:
touch .bashrc
Then edit it with Vim or you could try doing it with some Windows editor, but I don't recommend it, because of some text formatting issues.
vim .bashrc
Change to Insert Mode by hitting the i key.
Add your alias by typing:
alias gs='git status'
Exit the insert mode by hitting the Esc key.
Save and close your file by typing the following :wqEnter.
:wEnter will only save your file.
:q!Enter will quit the editor without saving your file.
Finally, update the file to use your new changes by typing:
source .bashrc
Solution 2:
You can put .bash_profile
in your user directory: C:\Users\<username>.
You can also create some git-only aliases so you can do just git st
for git status
by adding these lines to C:\Users\<username>\.gitconfig:
[alias]
st = status
Some other useful aliases:
cm = commit -m
cma = commit -a -m
br = branch
co = checkout
df = diff
ls = ls-files
sh = stash
sha = stash apply
shp = stash pop
shl = stash list
mg = merge
ph = push -u
Solution 3:
My git version is git version 2.18.0.windows.1 It took me a while to figure out where the .bashrc was C:\Program Files\Git\etc ---> bash.bashrc hope it helps
Solution 4:
If you can't find your ~/.bashrc
file, you can add all aliases to your ~/.bash_profile
file.
For instance, to add an alias for a Git command (git status
) simply add:
alias gs="git status"
In the same way you can add an alias for a Bash command (change directory path):
alias myd="cd ~/path to my directory"
Solution 5:
Simply (if you have .bashrc you will add aliases to the end of file):
cat >> ~/.bashrc
Paste or type a list of aliases. Press Ctrl + D and finally run:
source ~/.bashrc