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Editing .bashrc in WSL safely
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How do I edit .bashrc files in the Windows Subsystem for Linux safely?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/do-not-change-linux-files-using-windows-apps-and-tools/
This article warns you to never edit files stored in the WSL appdata folder using Windows tools, but then how do you edit files like .bashrc in a safe manner?
bash bashrc windows-subsystem-for-linux
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How do I edit .bashrc files in the Windows Subsystem for Linux safely?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/do-not-change-linux-files-using-windows-apps-and-tools/
This article warns you to never edit files stored in the WSL appdata folder using Windows tools, but then how do you edit files like .bashrc in a safe manner?
bash bashrc windows-subsystem-for-linux
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Use the bash terminal to do edits via vim!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 8:56
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@GeorgeUdosen you're advising a lifetime Windows user to use Vim? what kind of sadist are you? at least advisenano
– tatsu
Jun 4 at 9:28
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@tatsu my appologies!
– George Udosen
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How do I edit .bashrc files in the Windows Subsystem for Linux safely?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/do-not-change-linux-files-using-windows-apps-and-tools/
This article warns you to never edit files stored in the WSL appdata folder using Windows tools, but then how do you edit files like .bashrc in a safe manner?
bash bashrc windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Jun 4 at 8:51
dokodoko
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How do I edit .bashrc files in the Windows Subsystem for Linux safely?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/do-not-change-linux-files-using-windows-apps-and-tools/
This article warns you to never edit files stored in the WSL appdata folder using Windows tools, but then how do you edit files like .bashrc in a safe manner?
bash bashrc windows-subsystem-for-linux
bash bashrc windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Jun 4 at 8:51
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asked Jun 4 at 8:51
dokodoko
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Use the bash terminal to do edits via vim!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 8:56
1
@GeorgeUdosen you're advising a lifetime Windows user to use Vim? what kind of sadist are you? at least advisenano
– tatsu
Jun 4 at 9:28
1
@tatsu my appologies!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 9:50
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Use the bash terminal to do edits via vim!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 8:56
1
@GeorgeUdosen you're advising a lifetime Windows user to use Vim? what kind of sadist are you? at least advisenano
– tatsu
Jun 4 at 9:28
1
@tatsu my appologies!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 9:50
Use the bash terminal to do edits via vim!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 8:56
Use the bash terminal to do edits via vim!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 8:56
1
1
@GeorgeUdosen you're advising a lifetime Windows user to use Vim? what kind of sadist are you? at least advise
nano– tatsu
Jun 4 at 9:28
@GeorgeUdosen you're advising a lifetime Windows user to use Vim? what kind of sadist are you? at least advise
nano– tatsu
Jun 4 at 9:28
1
1
@tatsu my appologies!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 9:50
@tatsu my appologies!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 9:50
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Use the built-in Nano editor as
nano ~/.bashrc
A simple guide for using Nano can be found in the Gentoo Linux Wiki.
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If you prefer a GUI editor then install VcXsrv as detailed here:
- What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux as of 2018?
Then use gedit ~/.bashrc
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Use the bash terminal to do edits via vim!
– George Udosen
Jun 4 at 8:56
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@GeorgeUdosen you're advising a lifetime Windows user to use Vim? what kind of sadist are you? at least advise
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Jun 4 at 9:28
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@tatsu my appologies!
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