Use git-bash from Android Studio terminal

.bashrc

if [ ! -z "${IDE}" -a "${IDE}" == "AndroidStudio" ]; then
    cd $OLDPWD;
fi

README.md

I love Git for Windows. It's just easy to move between Linux, Mac and Windows if I use the same tools.

Today I was wondering, how can I use bash from the terminal in Android Studio?

I ran into a blog post that explains how to do the same thing with Cygwin.

Since the Cygwin and git for Windows are similar I decided to give it a shot. Here are the steps:

1. Create Bash-AndroidStudio.bat included in this gist.

2. @echo off
   set IDE=AndroidStudio
   "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe"
   

3. Add the following to your .bashrc file

4. if [ ! -z "${IDE}" -a "${IDE}" == "AndroidStudio" ]; then
       cd $OLDPWD;
   fi
   

5. In Android Studio, go to settings and add the path to your batch file in Tools > Terminal > Shell path.

Open a new terminal... voila!

Bash-AndroidStudio.bat

@echo off
    set IDE=AndroidStudio
    "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe"

I'm using win7 and could you tell me where the .bashrc file is ?

for me I found .bashrc "C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_f02737a78695063deace08e96d5042710d3e32db\etc"

Maybe the Bash-AndroidStudio.bat should be changed to set IDE="AndroidStudio", otherwise new sessions cannot cd to $OLDPWD.

@AllenVork, if your 'bash.exe' is in "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe", then the .bashrc file can be found at: "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\bash.bashrc".

I don't have a "Terminal" option in my Tools menu in Android Studio.

@ChaosJohn，yes, you are right, and we can simply set Android Studio Terminal option to "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" to make bash enabled.

Helllo!
where do you create the Bash-AndroidStudio.bat file ? in which directory ?

Helllo!
where do you create the Bash-AndroidStudio.bat file ? in which directory ?

You can put it anywhere. I put mine in C:\Users\my_user\

A caveat to using this is when you open the Terminal you will you have to manually cd into the current working directory

first, why i can't save my changes .bashrc?
second, where should i put the code?

first, why i can save my changes .bashrc?

You might want to access/open the git bash windows as administrator, then modify the bash.bashrc
Also don't forget to change this:

@echo off
    set IDE=AndroidStudio
    "go to your actual directory\folder\Git\bin\bash.exe"

second, where should i put the code?

In the last/beginning line of the .bashrc, e.g:

# this is the existing bash scripts
if [ ! -z "${IDE}" -a "${IDE}" == "AndroidStudio" ]; then
    cd $OLDPWD;
fi

@adesamp

Why is cd $OLDPWD not executed even though I followed all the steps?