Set Git Bash as Zed Editor Default Terminal for Windows (🚀 Launchpad Lab)
We'll configure Zed to use Git Bash as its default terminal together, no coding experience required. This tutorial is part of the Launchpad Lab of my Vibe-Coding series 👉🏽 • 🚀 Vibe Coding for Beginners: Get Your Tool...
Mac users, skip this step, Zed default terminal is already configured as bash. Go to Zed Code Editor On-Boarding ➡️ • Zed Code Editor On-Boarding (🚀 Launchpad Lab)
By default, Zed may use PowerShell on Windows. Configuring Git Bash ensures that the commands used throughout this series behave consistently with the tutorials.
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✅ Requirements: earlier steps of the Launchpad Lab
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📋 Step by step process:
Open the Zed settings interface
Navigate to the Terminal settings
Change the shell type from "system" to "program"
Set the Git Bash executable path
Save the configuration
Verify that Git Bash opens inside the terminal panel
├── Restart Zed
├── Open the Terminal Panel (if not already open)
└── Confirm that a Git Bash terminal opens instead of PowerShell
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⌨ Commands:
Git Bash executable path to set into Zed configuration:
𝙲:\𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖 𝙵𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜\𝙶𝚒𝚝\𝚋𝚒𝚗\𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚑.𝚎𝚡𝚎
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🧠 Notes:
💡 After pasting the Git Bash path, click outside of the field and save the settings with Ctrl+S. In some versions of Zed, the path may not be saved correctly unless the field loses focus before saving.
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🌍 Links: https://zed.dev/
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