The terminal shell path "..\..\..\vsCode\git\bin\bash.exe" does not exist in VS Code Windows

Question

I am trying to set a portable development Environment:

VS Code - Portable mode git-bash - portable Node.js - portable

VS Code throws Error: The terminal shell path "......\vsCode\git\bin\bash.exe" does not exist

I have C:......\Documents\Storage\vsCode\data\user-data\User\settings.json and C:......\Documents\Storage\vsCode\git\bin\bash.exe

settings.json:

{
    // Git Bash
    "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "..\\..\\..\\vsCode\\git\\bin   \\bash.exe"
}

It works in CMD:

C:\.........>cd C:\...........\Documents\Storage\vsCode\data\user-data\User

C:\.......\Documents\Storage\vsCode\data\user-data\User>cd ..\..\..\git\bin\

C:\.......\Documents\Storage\vsCode\git\bin>

Can you guide me how to deal with relative path in VS Code without setting global variables in the operating system. I will need to do the same thing with Node.

Sorry for the messy post but I am fairly new to posting here.

Answer 1

You can follow below link : https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal

You need to edit the terminal integrated path in settings.json file to which ever thing you want it to compile it with

See the URL in the screenshot to find the location for settings.json file at my end:

Answer 2

I searched for "shell path" in the VS Code settings and noticed that the path was wrong (Program Files instead of Program Files (x86))

I had to change it to

 "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe",

Answer 3

@Rhatalin thank you for the suggestion. I had the same issue on Windows 10. After updating below setting in settings.json (File -> Preferences -> Settings search for shell and choose Terminal-Integrated-Automation Shell: Windows -> Edit in settings.json) the issue was gone.

"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe"