So far I've nearly got the setup I want for using GIT (Windows). All works fine from Git bash with SSH, Passphrases, the SSH config file and SSH-Agent.
But I can only communicate with any remote Repo's if I start Visual Studio from GitBash terminal by running "code"
This will be because the environment from the bash terminal is passed on to VSCode. I'm thinking I can get VSCode to do this without having to initiate it from the GitBash terminal if I can get the SSH-AGENT environment variables added to the VSCode environment somehow.
i.e. SSH_AUTH_SOCK and SSH_AGENT_PID.
Could there be a way to set these environment variables on startup of Code? This is assuming the SSH-Agent is already running with pre-defined values for those two variables. It's there, I just need to tell Code where to find it.
I've configured most of my setup as per:
http://letsdosql.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/accessing-git-part-2-ssh.html
And with the ssh .config file:
https://developer.atlassian.com/blog/2016/04/different-ssh-keys-multiple-bitbucket-accounts/
Thanks in advance!
Ok. So the purpose of this was to open VSCode while being able to make use of SSH-Agent... without having to manually open up GitBash and start code from there. So all I've done is create a shortcut to a .sh script file which simply has "code" in it.
If I call the script via sh.exe, it still leaves a terminal window open while just referring to a .sh file directly does not. Also, now sessions of Code can access the SSH-Agent.
The only downside is if I start VCSode from a context menu it doesn't, but this works for me for now.
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I've been trying all day to debug a code using Visual Studio Code without success. I have installed VSC on windows and I have installed bash (ubuntu) as well. I already put bash as a terminal default shell:
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\bash.exe"
The thing is when I run the debug, it tries to activate the env with activate myenv-name and I couldn't find how to change this instruction to source activate myenv-name.
Do you know how I can do this? any help will be appreciated. Thanks!
It's been a while since I asked this question and I got the answer finally. :)
It is simple we just have to create .bashrc file in our user folder there we can write whatever commands we need to run each time we start a terminal in vscode.
Here the command to activate a conda env:
source activate myenv_name
In case of bash: conda: command not found and you don't have admin permissions to change the paths use this command before source act...:
export PATH=$"/c/Users/UserName/AnacondaPath/Scripts":$PATH
I've been having some issues installing the Heroku toolbelt on Windows 10, 64-bit.
It's the first time I install Heroku. I downloaded it from https://toolbelt.heroku.com/windows.
After installing, I tried launching a new Git Bash and typing heroku login but what I got back was bash: heroku: command not found
Running the same command on Windows Powershell, what I got back was
'MYSQL' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'MYSQL' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Any suggestions? I thought that googling those lines would help, but I haven't found much.
I followed the recommendation from here, but now when typing heroku login on the Powershell, nothing happens. Nothing changes on the Git Bash.
I checked, and the Heroku folder was added to the PATH.
I thought I'd ask for some help before installing anything else.
Thank you!
bash: heroku: command not found
The error message is clear: Bash cannot find the heroku command, it's not on your PATH.
I checked, and the Heroku folder was added to the PATH.
It seems you didn't check it correctly.
Note that even if it looks correct in the PATH settings window,
Git Bash might have a different PATH configured.
To see the PATH in Git Bash, run:
echo $PATH
When debugging path issues,
it's best to first run heroku with the absolute path. For example if it's in C:\Program Files\Heroku\bin\heroku then you can run in Git Bash with:
/c/Program\ Files/Heroku/bin/heroku login
If this works (and it should),
then you can add it to PATH like this:
PATH="$PATH:/c/Program\ Files/Heroku/bin"
Note that Heroku will likely need other programs too on the PATH,
such as MySQL and Ruby.
Find their absolute paths,
and add there directories to PATH the same way as heroku itself in the above example.
If instead of Git Bash,
you want to work in CMD,
the procedure is the same,
but the syntax to print and set PATH is different:
echo %PATH%
set PATH="C:\Program Files\Heroku\bin;%PATH%"
In windows bash instead of this
PATH="$PATH:/c/Program\ Files/Heroku/bin"
use this
PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files/Heroku/bin"
My working solution (for git-bash especially) is:
alias heroku='winpty `where heroku.cmd`'
stored in .bashrc in home user dir
and them
heroku
works as expected
If using bash from VSCode, I had to restart VSCode, after installing heroku. If not using VSCode, you probably need to restart your bash terminal, after installing heroku.
In Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System (if you are using Windows), go to Advanced system settings, and there in Environment Variables, you'll find two lists, on the same window, viz. System variables, and User variables for your system. Make sure you add your path, viz. C:/Program Files/Heroku/bin, in both of these lists.
I know this is an old thread and just want to share my solution.
Edit .bashrc for git-bash
alias heroku='"C:\Program Files\Heroku\bin\heroku.cmd" $#'
There are many fine instructions about how to work with git under windows using GitBash.
I note that when git is installed, it offers the option of "set up for using git from the windows prompt", which puts git on the windows path.
Is there some way to set this up so that ssh authentication works?
At the moment I get "permission denied (publickey)" when I try to do git commands that access the remote.
(edit) I have set %HOME% to point to my Windows home directory, and there is a .ssh folder in there with id files that work under a gitbash shell.
I appreciate that the answer is likely "no, this is why GitBash exists". But - it would be good to know for sure.
If the answer is "no" it kinda makes you wonder why you would bother putting git on your windows path?
ssh access works fine from a regular DOS session.
You only need to define C:\Users\YourAccount\.ssh and add your id_rsa and id_rsa.pub there.
Launch your git session through git-cmd.bat, which will define %HOME% to your C:\Users\YourAccount: that is what will make ssh work.
This should put your msysgit/bin installation in your PATH.
I really recommend not installing through a msi (Microsoft Installer), but through a simple unzip of an archive (portable version "PortableGit-x.y.z-preview201ymmdd.7z")
And the OP GreenAsJade's comment points out the fact that GIT_SSH must point to plink.exe.
Well, maybe I have a process that seems to work.
If you use a passphrase during the generation of the keys, you'll have to type this passphrase after loading an ssh-agent and add the key to the agent.
Basically, the solution is: follow the instructions on this page:
https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/set-up-ssh-for-git-728138079.html
BUT, during the generation of the keys DO NOT TYPE A PASSPHRASE.
Obviously, it's 'weaker' from a security point of view.
But, the .bashrc script will work as expected (loading the identity on git bash startup).
You can use then the "start-ssh-agent.cmd" script located on Git\cmd folder. It will open a Dos Prompt with the identity loaded and everything will work!
I am really enjoying my time with git.
I'm operating on 2 machines with what I thought were pretty similar setups
On my Laptop
When I type "Git help SomeCommand" from the CLI, my laptop launches the html help in my browser and I am free to read up on whatever help element I asked about.
On my Desktop
The CLI responds as if is is going to do the same, but no browser is switched to and no help is launched
What can I do to get my help back on my desktop?
Note: I'm running the bash shell through console2, but this problem appears to affect the default bash shell run via the context menu in explorer just as much.
I just recently had the same problem, browser wouldn't launch.
I'm running Git 1.9.2.msysgit.0 on Windows 8.1. Default browser - Chrome.
None of the solutions above worked for me. But I simply went to the html file in the explorer, and double-clicked it. Windows then asked me what app to use to open it, and I chose chrome.
Now usual git commands work and open the help html files in Chrome.
As mentioned in the msysgit bug report 445:
Git has it's own tool called "git web--browse" that invokes the web-browser.
Set the environment GIT_TRACE to 1 to see what processes are started, and with what
command-lines.
So that can help debugging the issue.
A temporary workaround (which might not be effective in your case) was:
As temporary workaround one can rename all git-<command>.html to git<command>.html in his <Git>\doc\git\html directory.
The git <cmd> --help suggested by Andy seems to have helped though, and must have "reset" something.
You can configure a web browser to be used to open Git's help files independently of the system's default program assigned to open .html files.
To check if it's set and to what value, simply run:
git config web.browser
To set it globally for all repositories, for example to chrome, run:
git config --global web.browser chrome
You can also set it per-repository, in that case run it inside a repository and without the --global parameter:
git config web.browser chrome
It works automatically if the specified browser's executable is in PATH. If it's not, you may set it manually:
git config browser.<name>.path <path-to-browser-executable>
...so for Chrome browser, it may look like the following:
git config browser.chrome.path "c:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
See the documentation for details.
It seems that this bug went away when I upgraded to the latest version of msysgit (1.7.6 from 1.7.3)
I have this problem currently, and the git <cmd> --help technique doesn't fix it.
I have however found that doing
git help -w <cmd>
Will actually open the help file in the browser, so this is a useful workaround.
I had the same problem (browser wouldn't open), then I realized it's probably because our laptops at work are "least privileged access", meaning we're logged into our Windows systems as standard users. But for development work, including the command window I'm doing git commands from, I'm running as a different user who has local admin privileges. So it actually was opening the Chrome browser, just not in my "logged in" desktop session where I could see it.
To work around this, I ran another copy of Chrome as that user (by Shift-Right clicking on Chrome.exe and running it as the same privileged user that my command prompt is running as). Once that instance of Chrome was running on my desktop, I returned to the command prompt and re-ran the "git help " and it properly launched a new tab in that instance of the browser that was running as the same user my command prompt was.
Stab in the dark: I've always done git <cmd> --help. Does that work?
edit: For future reference. This appears to be what fixed the OP's problem. Running git <cmd> --help seemed to have cleared out something so that it works as specified now. If only I knew the how/why of it...
This set up is current, working and the convention.
It's most likely because you are using the default Git that comes with MacOS called Apple Git which is outdated.
run git --version and check against the Git website.
Install Git using brew install git.
To make sure Homebrew installs take precedence over MacOS installs add the usr/local/bin path to your .zshrc or .bash_profile. export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH. (*Btw, you should use this path also for using Python 3 instead of MacOS Python 2.7 and many other applications).
To make sure all of this is activated do source ~/.zshrc or source ~/.bash_profile. Or simply restart Terminal.
Test it. git help -w commit. A browser window will open.
I would like to create either a script that can be executed or an application that will clone several GIT repositories for offsite data backup purposes.
I need this to be able to run on a Windows 7 machine (I'm sure this will add to the complexity of this problem).
I tried using GIT bash (MINGW shell) and using C# to create the shell and invoke commands to it. My tester was working fine until it attempted to supply the password. It appeared that the password prompt was coming from yet another terminal instance as stdin and stdout were not longer to read and write to the console.
Ideally I would like maintain a simple bash script that could be launched and clone the repositories but I was not able to find anything like that for Windows.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.
The ssh keys should be created with no password. Ensure authorized keys file is updated on the machines you're connecting to.
Install msysgit and add the proper keys. I'm doing this without any issues. Make sure to set msysgit to not alter the line endings during it's install. You can change that later with git config if you forget. Use ssh and not putty.
Msysgit will give you bash on windows.
Hope this helps.