git bash not showing the desired prompt

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So I have not used my git bash shell in a while and it was working perfectly fine, but when I opened it today I noticed that the terminal interface looked different and it appeared that it had logged me out and forgot my credentials (hence the /usr/bin/bash --login -i on top).

I'm not sure if anyone else has encountered this issue, but it's very irritating because even though I can still technically access all my folders and the features of git bash (oddly enough) I can't see any of the directory names and it's just impossible to work with in general.

I've tried everything under the sun (googling not-stop, uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times, logging in and logging out with the "config" commands, etc.) yet the issue still persists...

I'm not super knowledgeable on all of this so I may not even know the extent of what's going on or what the problem really is, but if anyone does please help!

What operating system are you on? What terminal application are you using? — Andy Ray
– Andy Ray, Commented Dec 13, 2022 at 20:45
@AndyRay "Git bash", mentioned in the title and in tags, doesn't leave much to guess. — phd
– phd, Commented Dec 13, 2022 at 20:59
@Mike Kim When I type "whoami" it displays the correct user (Isaiah)... — Isaiah Hernandez
– Isaiah Hernandez, Commented Dec 13, 2022 at 21:41
Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking. — Community
– Community Bot, Commented Dec 14, 2022 at 1:33

Mike Kim · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-14 02:53:46Z

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Check the "Date modified" on these to see if any have been changed recently:

(especially these two):

~/.bash_profile
~/.bashrc

(also): under C:\Program Files\

/Git/etc/profile.d/bash_profile.sh
/Git/etc/profile.d/git-prompt.sh
/Git/etc/bash.bashrc
/Git/etc/profile
/Git/etc/profile.d/aliases.sh

answered Dec 14, 2022 at 2:53

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tmaj · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-14 00:51:05Z

Normally the git prompt is controlled by C:\Program Files\Git\etc\profile.d\git-prompt.sh and it should contain these lines:

if test -f ~/.config/git/git-prompt.sh
then
    . ~/.config/git/git-prompt.sh
else
    PS1='\[\033]0;$TITLEPREFIX:$PWD\007\]' # set window title
    PS1="$PS1"'\n'                 # new line
    PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[32m\]'       # change to green
    PS1="$PS1"'\u@\h '             # user@host<space> <--- This gives you Isaiah@computer_name
    PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[35m\]'       # change to purple
    PS1="$PS1"'$MSYSTEM '          # show MSYSTEM
    PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[33m\]'       # change to brownish yellow
    PS1="$PS1"'\w'                 # current working directory
    if test -z "$WINELOADERNOEXEC"
    then
        GIT_EXEC_PATH="$(git --exec-path 2>/dev/null)"
        COMPLETION_PATH="${GIT_EXEC_PATH%/libexec/git-core}"
        COMPLETION_PATH="${COMPLETION_PATH%/lib/git-core}"
        COMPLETION_PATH="$COMPLETION_PATH/share/git/completion"
        if test -f "$COMPLETION_PATH/git-prompt.sh"
        then
            . "$COMPLETION_PATH/git-completion.bash"
            . "$COMPLETION_PATH/git-prompt.sh"
            PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[36m\]'  # change color to cyan
            PS1="$PS1"'`__git_ps1`'   # bash function
        fi
    fi
    PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[0m\]'        # change color
    PS1="$PS1"'\n'                 # new line
    PS1="$PS1"'$ '                 # prompt: always $
fi

starball · Accepted Answer · 2023-05-03 22:04:27Z

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Try restarting Git Bash. That worked for me (when none of the other answers here did).

edited May 3, 2023 at 22:04

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answered May 3, 2023 at 18:31

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