The company I work for has a code repository deep within a folder structure, the path of which I have saved in a text file. As I was copying that path from notepad++ and pasting it into a cd command for the hundredth time after launching git bash I began to get the feeling that I was wasting time. Being the good programmer that I am, spending an hour researching how to do something programmatically is obviously preferable to doing something that takes four seconds over and over again. However I have been disappointed to find that all of the readily-available solutions offer one of two recommendations which both feel more like workarounds than an actual config change:
Create a shortcut and modify the "start in" field. This is not acceptable for me because I launch git from the start menu (windows key + type "git"). I don't want to add the extra steps of navigating to the folder where I created the shortcut. Even if I give the shortcut a unique name such as "stupidshortcutname", I am not able to access this shortcut by searching in the windows start menu.
Modify the Windows environment variable HOME. This is not acceptable because I still want cmd to launch in its default location of C:\Users\MyUserNameHere.
With some further research I also found the option of creating a file called .bashrc in my C:\Users\MyUserNameHere directory, and having this run cd <folder I want to go to>, but this still feels pretty hacky for something that I feel should be a configuration somewhere.
Git has its own config files, I would be shocked if none of them allowed for setting the location git will default to launching in. Am I out of luck and/or being too picky?
Create a batch file with name like LaunchGit.bat & write the following command:
start F:\Program" "Files\Git\git-bash.exe --cd=D:\your\deep\workspace\path
Now you can launch it from desktop or place it in your Git home directory (and launch from there)
This may not be the most perfect solution, but it will solve your problem.
And ofCouse this is just an idea and you can change/improve it.
Use git-bash configuration to change the directory, if this is what you want.
In ~/.bash_profile (create it if it does not exist), add
cd /path/to/git/repository
The reason to use ~/.bash_profile instead of ~/.bashrc is because the latter is read and executed when an interactive shell that is not a login shell is started (if exists).
So I submitted a line on Git Bash "touch README.txt -m '...asdf ... qwer...' " attempting to create a readme file with text inside (I'm obviously new to this haha). The result was an empty README.txt file and a random file titled '...asdf ... qwer...' with filetype "file" that I can't get rid of. When I try to delete or alter it, a window pops up that says "Could not find this item. ... This is no longer located in [location]. Verify the location and try again." The Git GUI doesn't seem to recognize it either and I can't delete the parent directory. Command line deletion (del /r /q "...") was unsuccessful. Tried rebooting as well to see if it disappeared. It is not a hidden file.
What exactly happened here and how do I get rid of it? Thanks!
I had a similar issue trying to delete a file that "no longer existed" on my Windows 10 PC. What worked for me was adding the problem file(s) to an archive and ensuring the option, "Delete files after compression" (or equivalent option) in the archive software was ticked. Once the archive process completed, the problem file disappeared from the folder. I then deleted the archive file and everything was good to go.
To add the file to an archive make sure you have something like 7-Zip or WinRAR installed. Here's an example using 7-Zip:
Right-click the problem file and select "7-Zip" from the context menu followed by the "Add to archive" option.
In the "Add to Archive" dialogue, tick the "Delete files after compression" option.
Select the OK button.
The problem file will disappear and an archive file will appear in your folder in its place (hopefully!).
Delete the archive file.
Hope this works for you too.
When I try to do this, I get the following error:
Obviously, Windows Explorer doesn't allow me to create this type of file patterns. How can I overcome this problem?
In the File Explorer, the trick is to call your file .gitignore. and it will remove the ending .
A strange behavior but, hey!, it works 😅
Or create it from a text editor...
Windows Explorer doesn't allow you to create files that consist essentially of a file extension only. This is because Windows Explorer has the option to hide file extensions, leaving you with a file you cannot see (see Why doesn’t Explorer let you create a file whose name begins with a dot?). This is not a restriction of Windows itself, or the file system in use, though.
To create a file named .gitignore, you will have to use another tool to create it. A common solution is to create a text file (e.g. test.txt), open it in Notepad, and select Save As... to rename the file to .gitignore.
The Windows command interpreter also allows you to create files without imposing the additional restrictions of Windows Explorer. A more direct solution would then be to create the file from the command line. This can be done using the following command:
copy NUL .gitignore
Note: When dealing with files that don't have a name, it's helpful to disable the option "Hide extensions for known file types" in Windows Explorer. Otherwise Windows Explorer might show files with no names, or hide them altogether.
In cmd, just type
echo. 2>.name_you_want
or
. 2>.name_you_want
to create a file.
If creating a directory, just type
mkdir .folder_name_you_want
Use command line instead.
I was also having the same error. The problem was . at the start of file or folder name.
So I created it by command line.
You can do this with command prompt for folder creation:
mkdir .folder_name
I am using Oracle 11g. When I open a new SQL file writing the command
ed filename.sql
A new file is created in my bin folder with the name as filename but, I want them to be in separate folders for my convenience. I am developing 3 application(well for my practice only). I want them to store in different folders for each project. I tried all of the following none of them worked please tell me how can I save the files into specific folders.
ed erp/logindetails.sql
ed 'erp/logindetails.sql'
ed "erp/logindetails.sql"
ed 'erp\logindetails.sql'
ed erp\logindetails.sql
These commands except where I used "" worked and opened the default text editor with the name afiedt.buf which I am getting when I enter only edit. No files are created with any of the above command.
You're giving EDIT a relative path to the file; since your current working directory seems to be the bin directory that the SQL*Plus directory is in (is this Windows, and are you running a shortcut that sets the working directory, maybe?) it will try to create a file like %ORACLE_HOME%\bin\erp\logindetails.sql, and you're unlikely to have created an erp directory there. Giving the full path to the directory will work:
edit c:\users\dibya\projects\erp\logindetails.sql
for example.
As noted in the documentation, EDIT will search for existing files, but that involves setting an environment variable - which you'd have to change as you move between the projects. You might find it easier to edit the files in the OS and just run them from SQL*Plus.
You might also be able to use separate shortcuts to launch SQL*Plus for each project, each setting the 'start in' directory to a project-specific location - then just edit logindetails.sql would be looking in the right place by default. Or, from a command prompt cd into the relevant project-specific directory and launch SQL*Plus from there, which is effectively what a shortcut would do.
I am developing on a windows machine. The only place I need for linux command line is Git Bash. The problem is: When I open it, I am in the home directory. I have to change the directory to my workspace, like:
cd ../../../d/work_space_for_my_company/project/code_source
Can I wrap this in a .sh file so I don't have to hand-type it anymore? This should be simple but I have zero knowledge about Linux command line. I am really appreciated If you can walk me
through how to create that .sh file.
Here's a more Windows-ish solution:
Right click on the Windows shortcut that you use to launch git bash, and click Properties. Change the value of "Start In" to your desired workspace path.
Edit: Also check that the Target value does not include the --cd-to-home option as noted in the comments below.
Just write that line to a file "cd.sh", then do this from your shell prompt:
. ./cd.sh
Or you can create an alias or function in your $HOME/.bashrc file:
foo() { cd /d/work_space_for_my_company/project/code_source ; }
If the directory name includes spaces or other shell metacharacters, you'll need quotation marks; it won't hurt to add them even if they're not necessary:
foo() { cd "/d/Work Space/project/code_source" ; }
(Note that I've omitted the ../../..; you don't need it.)
EDIT: If you add a line
foo
to your .bashrc after the function definition, your shell will start in that directory. Or you can just use the cd command directly in your .bashrc if you aren't going to need to use the function later.
(The name foo is just an example; you should pick a more meaningful name.)
Add the line to the .bashrc file in the home directory (create the file if it doesn't exist):
cd ~
touch .bashrc
echo "cd ~/Desktop/repos/" >> .bashrc
I use ConEmu (strongly recommended on Windows) where I have a task for starting Git Bash like
Note the button "Startup dir..." in the bottom. It adds a -new_console:d:<path> to the startup command of the Git Bash. Make it point to wherever you like
This may help you.
Right click on git bash -> properties
In Shorcut tab -> Start in field -> enter your user defined path
Make sure the Target field does not include --go-to-home or it will continue to start in the directory specified in your HOME variable
Thats it.
I also just changed the "Start in" setting of the shortcut icon to: %HOMEDRIVE%/xampp/htdocs/
(Please read warning below)
Really simple way to do this in Windows (works with git bash, possibly others) is to create an environmental variable called HOME that points to your desired home directory.
Right click on my computer, and choose properties
Choose advanced system settings (location varies by Windows version)
Within system properties, choose the advanced tab
On the advanced tab, choose Environmental Variables (bottom button)
Under "system variable" check to see if you already have a variable called HOME. If so, edit that variable by highlighting the variable name and clicking edit. Make the new variable name the desired path.
If HOME does not already exist, click "new" under system variables and create a new variable called HOME whose value is desired path.
NOTE: This may change the way other things work. For example, for me it changes where my .ssh config files live. In my case, I wanted my home to be U:\, because that's my main place that I put project work and application settings (i.e. it really is my "home" directory).
EDIT June 23, 2017: This answer continues to get occasional upvotes, and I want to warn people that although this may "work", I agree with #AnthonyRaymond that it's not recommended. This is more of a temporary fix or a fix if you don't care if other things break. Changing your home won't cause active damage (like deleting your hard drive) but it's likely to cause insidious annoyances later. When you do start to have annoying problems down the road, you probably won't remember this change... so you're likely to be scratching your head later on!
This will do it assuming you want this to happen each time you open the command line:
echo cd ../../../d/work_space_for_my_company/project/code_source >> ~/.bashrc
Now when you open the shell it will move up three directories from home and change to code_source.
This code simply appends the line "cd ../../../d/work_space_for_my_company/project/code_source" to a file named ".bashrc". The ">>" creates a file if it does not exist and then appends. The .bashrc file is useful for running commands at start-up/log-in time (i.e. loading modules etc.)
Right-click the Git Bash application link go to Properties and modify the Start in location to be the location you want it to start from.
From a Pinned Start Menu Item in Windows 10
Open the file location of the pinned shortcut
Open the shortcut properties
Remove --cd-to-home arg
Update Start in path
Re-pin to start menu via recently added
Thanks to all the other answers for how to do this! Wanted to provide Win 10 instructions...
For windows: Follow these steps-
Go to windows home> Right click on "Git Bash" application.
Properties> Shortcut
Change these two settings:
(a) Delete --cd-to-home from target
(b) Type folder path you want to start with git in "Start in".
This worked for me:)
If you want to have projects choice list when u open GIT bash:
edit ppath in code header to your git projects path, put this code into .bashrc file and copy it into your $HOME dir (in Win Vista / 7 it is usually c:\Users\$YOU)
#!/bin/bash
ppath="/d/-projects/-github"
cd $ppath
unset PROJECTS
PROJECTS+=(".")
i=0
echo
echo -e "projects:\n-------------"
for f in *
do
if [ -d "$f" ]
then
PROJECTS+=("$f")
echo -e $((++i)) "- \e[1m$f\e[0m"
fi
done
if [ ${#PROJECTS[#]} -gt 1 ]
then
echo -ne "\nchoose project: "
read proj
case "$proj" in
[0-`expr ${#PROJECTS[#]} - 1`]) cd "${PROJECTS[proj]}" ;;
*) echo " wrong choice" ;;
esac
else
echo "there is no projects"
fi
unset PROJECTS
you may want set this file as executable inside GIT bash chmod +x .bashrc (but its probably redundant, since this file is stored on ntfs filesystem)
My Git Bash shortcut on Windows complained when I put the cd to my work directory into ~/.bashrc
WARNING: Found ~/.bashrc but no ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login or ~/.profile.
This looks like an incorrect setup.
A ~/.bash_profile that loads ~/.bashrc will be created for you.
So git created this .bash_profile:
$ cat ~/.bash_profile
# generated by Git for Windows
test -f ~/.profile && . ~/.profile
test -f ~/.bashrc && . ~/.bashrc
Which does the job.
Alternatively, you can just remove the .bashrc again and put the cd command into .bash_profile:
$ rm ~/.bashrc
$ echo "cd Source/Repos" >~/.bash_profile
$ cat ~/.bash_profile
cd Source/Repos
Once this is done you can close the Window and re-open it using your desktop shortcut and the prompt will tell you that your location is now where you wanted it - looks like this is my case:
Administrator#raptor1 MINGW64 ~/Source/Repos
$
If you type this command:
echo cd d:/some/path >> ~/.bashrc
Appends the line cd d:/some/path to .bashrc. The >> creates a file if it doesn’t exist and then appends.
it must be cd d:/work_space_for_....
without the : it doesn't work for me
Another solution for Windows users will be to copy the Git Bash.lnk file to the directory you need to start from and launch it from there.