From command line, I can use following command
wt.exe -d "C:\Program Files"
to open Windows Terminal and set the current directory to "C:\Program Files" folder, if Windows Terminal's default profile is cmd, or Windows PowerShell.
But if the default profile is Ubuntu, the above command can open Windows Terminal, but the current directory is $HOME, not /mnt/c/Program Files (the Linux path).
Someone said when they tried this command, they can get current directory to /mnt/c/Program Files folder. But I always get into $HOME directory. I am wondering if I set something wrong.
Thanks.
Edit your settings.json and for the default ubuntu profile make sure you something like this:
"source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
"startingDirectory": "C:\\Program Files"
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Windows 10 OS.
I'm want to setup phpstorm terminal to use ubuntu.exe "terminal".
When i change it - terminal opens "home" directory for current linux user.
I want to navigate to my certain folder "/var/www/" when terminal inits.
Maybe i should use some flags like this?
.../ubuntu.exe -e "cd /var/www"
So i created bat file with content:
C:\Users\Art4es\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\ubuntu1804.exe run /bin/bash
Then in phpstorm: Settings>Tools>Terminal in 'Shell path' field insert path to this bat file.
Now terminal 'knows' project's directory path.
Go to Settings>Tools>Terminal, make sure "Start directory" is set to the desired path:
C:\<path_to_ubuntu_filesystem>\var\www
Set "Sell path":
C:\<path_to_ubuntu_executable>\ubuntu.exe run
So I have installed both Cmder and Git bash, and my Cmder is setup in a way that to run git bash.exe inside.
Currently my Intellij idea's path for terminal is set to:
C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe, which works fine for bash.exe
However, one disadvantage for directly using bash.exe is that it will not automatically convert a windows directory, for example:
D:\Documents\Adobe, when I copy this after cd, it will be:
cd D:\Documents\Adobe instead of:
cd /d/Documents/Adobe which I will get in cmder.
I have looked up online, people shared about how to incorporate cmder in idea's terminal by using the path:
"cmd.exe" /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat""
However, that is only using cmder as a coating for cmd.exe, not bash.exe as I want.
I have tried to replace with:
"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat"", it was not working.
also tried:
"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat""
and:
"C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat""
All failed.
Any sugestons? Thanks!
Or if someone can show me how to change git bash.exe so that it can automatically translate the windows directory to Linux type, that would also work.
I don't think you can run git-bash in cmder AND from Intellij IDEA terminal.
I tried this: creating a task for git-bash in Cmder and try to use cmder.exe /TASK xxx in Intellij. I have the task, but it seems that Intellij does not support args after an executable in Terminal settings, so /TASK xxx is not parsable.
Then I changed path in Terminal settings to a BAT file, but terminal seems not support running it; I see terminal flashes and closes. Maybe only executable is allowed. Branch info is shown at the right of current path. I think it is convenient.
So, you have two options:
change terminal to git-bash.exe and get used to slash as path separator(and that is much saner than back slashes, trust me)
just configure Intellj Terminal to open cmder, with default task like this: cmd /k ""%ConEmuDir%\..\init.bat" ". This will open cmder in the current folder, and you also have git support. That is, stop using mingw64 and only ConEmu + clink. You have color support, Windows backslashes and so on. And you also can mix Win commands with bash syntax(with "Shell integration" ticked). This is what I am doing right now. Branch info is shown, lambda symbol as well. It is already perfect.
How can I start the embedded terminal in Clion in the project directory if I am using a custom terminal (like MSYS or Cygwin bash.exe)?
Bash always seems to start in the home directory no matter what the startup directory is set to. Is there a way to force bash to start up in the directory that it is ran in? I tried adding
cd "`pwd`"
to the .bashrc, but that didn't work.
Here's a screenshot of the terminal settings page in Clion:
I solved that by using a windows batch file with the content
#echo off
set CHERE_INVOKING=1 && C:\dev\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login
Then I put the batch file in CLion.
I derived that from the msys2 start script msys2_shell.cmd where the environment variable CHERE_INVOKING is used to specify that the calling directory is kept.
I'm using a windows 8 and have cygwin installed. However, when I navigate to the folder it's contained in, the only subfolders are usr and var, and neither contains something that looks like a terminal. How can I open a cygwin terminal?
You should use mintty executable for this. In case of a default install path it is located here: c:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe
Cygwin installation puts a shortcut to the start menu, but perhaps this feature was broken in win8.
I checked this shortcut on my computer, and it contains this command as a "Target":
C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico -
You should create a shortcut like this. Replace the given path, if your cygwin is located anywhere else. -i command line argument is not necessary. For further info check the manual page of mintty, which is located here.
You can run
c:\program files\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
inside the Windows CMD.
When you install cygwin, it normally installs a ".bat" file at the top of the directory-tree containing cygwin, which can run a command-window. For example:
#echo off
C:
chdir C:\cygwin64\bin
bash --login -i
The exact location of the cygwin tree is relevant to the script, of course, and details change occasionally. But the bash executable, starting in cygwin's bin-directory is enough to start a window.
Outside cygwin, you will not see things such as mounted directories and symbolic links. So (from the Windows file explorer) it may look incomplete.
How can I launch a new Git Bash window with a specified working directory using a script (either Bash or Windows batch)?
My goal is to launch multiple Git Bash windows from a single script, each set to a different working directory. This way I can quickly get to work after booting the computer instead of having to open Git Bash windows and navigating each one to the correct working directory.
I am not asking how to change the default working directory, like this question does, but to launch one or more terminal windows with different working directories from a script.
Another option is to create a shortcut with the following properties:
Target should be:
"%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login
Start in is the folder you wish your Git Bash prompt to launch into.
Try the --cd= option. Assuming your GIT Bash resides in C:\Program Files\Git it would be:
"C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe" --cd="e:\SomeFolder"
If used inside registry key, folder parameter can be provided with %1:
"C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe" --cd="%1"
Git Bash uses cmd.exe for its terminal plus extentions from MSYS/MinGW which are provided by sh.exe, a sort of cmd.exe wrapper. In Windows you launch a new terminal using the start command.
Thus a shell script which launches a new Git Bash terminal with a specific working directory is:
(cd C:/path/to/dir1 && start sh --login) &
(cd D:/path/to/dir2 && start sh --login) &
An equivalent Windows batch script is:
C:
cd \path\to\dir1
start "" "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login
D:
cd \path\to\dir2
start "" "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login
To get the same font and window size as the Git Bash launched from the start menu, it is easiest to copy the start menu shortcut settings to the command console defaults (to change defaults, open cmd.exe, left-click the upper left icon, and select Defaults).
Let yet add up to the answer from #Drew Noakes:
Target:
"C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe" --cd=C:\GitRepo
The cd param should be one of the options how to specify the working directory.
Also notice, that I have not any --login param there: Instead, I use another extra app, dedicated just for SSH keys: Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent).
Start in:
C:\GitRepo
The same possible way, as #Drew Noakes mentioned/shown here sooner, I use it too.
Shortcut key:
Ctrl + Alt + B
Such shortcuts are another less known feature in Windows. But there is a restriction: To let the shortcut take effect, it must be placed somewhere on the User's subdirectory: The Desktop is fine.
If you do not want it visible, yet still activatable, place this .lnk file i.e. to the quick launch folder, as that dir is purposed for such shortcuts. (no matter whether displayed on the desktop) #76080 #3619355
"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\"
In addition, Win10 gives you an option to open git bash from your working directory by right-clicking on your folder and selecting GitBash here.
Windows 10
This is basically #lengxuehx's answer, but updated for Win 10, and it assumes your bash installation is from Git Bash for Windows from git's official downloads.
cmd /c (start /b "%cd%" "C:\Program Files\GitW\git-bash.exe") && exit
I ended up using this after I lost my context-menu items for Git Bash as my command to run from the registry settings. In case you're curious about that, I did this:
Create a new key called Bash in the shell key at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
Add a string value to Icon (not a new key!) that is the full path to your git-bash.exe, including the git-bash.exe part. You might need to wrap this in quotes.
Edit the default value of Bash to the text you want to use in the context menu
Add a sub-key to Bash called command
Modify command's default value to cmd /c (start /b "%cd%" "C:\Program Files\GitW\git-bash.exe") && exit
Then you should be able to close the registry and start using Git Bash from anywhere that's a real directory. For example, This PC is not a real directory.
This is the command which can be executed directly in Run dialog box (shortcut is win+R) and also works well saved as a .bat script:
cmd /c (start /d "/path/to/dir" bash --login) && exit
I'm not familiar with Git Bash but assuming that it is a git shell (such as git-sh) residing in /path/to/my/gitshell and your favorite terminal program is called `myterm' you can script the following:
(cd dir1; myterm -e /path/to/my/gitshell) &
(cd dir2; myterm -e /path/to/my/gitshell) &
...
Note that the parameter -e for execution may be named differently with your favorite terminal program.
Using Windows Explorer, navigate to any directory you want, type "cmd" in the address bar it will open Windows command prompt in that directory.
Along the same lines, if you have the git directory in your path, you can type "git-bash" in the address bar and a Git Shell will open in that directory.
If using Windows OS :
Right click on git terminal > Properties
Properties>Under shortcut tab>Start in:
add your folder target path like below image