Function FindBashPath

pkg/util/utils.go:248–274

FindBashPath returns the PATH to Bash on any system on Windows preferring git-bash On Windows we'll need the path to Bash to execute anything. Returns empty string if not found, path if found

()

// On Windows we'll need the path to Bash to execute anything.
// Returns empty string if not found, path if found
func FindBashPath() string {
	if !nodeps.IsWindows() {
		return "bash"
	}

	// Check for user-local Git Bash installation first (installed for current user only)
	// This takes precedence over system-wide installations
	if localAppData := os.Getenv("LOCALAPPDATA"); localAppData != "" {
		userLocalBashPath := filepath.Join(localAppData, `Programs\Git\bin\bash.exe`)
		if _, err := os.Stat(userLocalBashPath); err == nil {
			return userLocalBashPath
		}
	}

	// Check for system-wide Git Bash installation using PROGRAMFILES environment variable
	// This works even if Program Files is on a different drive
	if programFiles := os.Getenv("PROGRAMFILES"); programFiles != "" {
		systemWideBashPath := filepath.Join(programFiles, `Git\bin\bash.exe`)
		if _, err := os.Stat(systemWideBashPath); err == nil {
			return systemWideBashPath
		}
	}

	// Not found - don't search PATH as it may return WSL bash which won't work
	WarningOnce("Git Bash is not installed in standard locations, so some features like custom commands may not work correctly")
	return ""
}

// ElapsedTime is an easy way to report how long something took.
// It returns an anonymous function that, when called, will return the elapsed seconds.