cannot get ~/.bash_profile

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I am attempting to set up vs code on my work computer. When I run

~/.bash_profile

I get no such directory.

the ~/. works fine.

I am seeing an issue with bash_profile. Not sure how to fix it. I tried a couple of other pasts on stack overflow I found, but at this point do not want to do that anymore as I do not know fully know what is happening

/.bash_profile "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # Load RVM into a shell session *as a function*

I can set up vs code in my terminal without it, but the changes that I make will not save and vs code will not open code . . When I work from a new terminal.

You can't open a file just by typing its name. Try nano ~/.bash_profile. — Ben
– Ben, Commented Feb 17, 2016 at 17:27
If you don't have a .bash_profile, you need to create it. There might also be .profile, this is the generic name of the startup script. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Feb 17, 2016 at 17:27
.bash_profile isn't a program you run with arguments. It's a shell startup script that's run automatically when you login. You edit it to change what happens when you login, for instance to initialize environment variables needed by programs. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Feb 17, 2016 at 17:28

assefamaru · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-17 18:11:42Z

First of all, .bash_profile is not a directory or a program, but rather a hidden file that is executed by the command interpreter for login shells.

Assuming you are using Mac OS X, you can place the following line in your .bash_profile file:

function code () { VSCODE_CWD="$PWD" open -n -b "com.microsoft.VSCode" --args $*; }

If the file does not exist, you can simply create it, open the file and add the line above as follows:

touch ~/.bash_profile nano ~/.bash_profile # paste the line above # press Ctrl-X to exit, press 'Y' for yes, and Enter to save.

If you want to do the above in one line, simply do:

echo "function code () { VSCODE_CWD=\"$PWD\" open -n -b \"com.microsoft.VSCode\" --args $*; }" >> ~/.bash_profile

Using >> ensures that contents in .bash_profile don't get destroyed during redirection if file exists. If file does not exist, a new file will be created.

Then restart your terminal, or type source ~/.bash_profile, and you should be able to run VS Code.

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