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Unclear directions for locating .bashrc or .profile file in Windows

Open victoremeka opened this issue 3 years ago • 2 comments

Code of Conduct

What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/working-with-ssh-key-passphrases#auto-launching-ssh-agent-on-git-for-windows

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

The Windows portion of the article is unclear about where to find the \.bashrc or \.profile file in the Git shell.

Currently, the sentence reads as:

You can run ssh-agent automatically when you open bash or Git shell. Copy the following lines and paste them into your ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc file in Git shell:

This may be unclear to someone without a bash/linux - based background.

Expected outcome: Add directions to locating the \.bashrc or \.profile for Windows users.

Additional information

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victoremeka avatar Dec 22 '22 07:12 victoremeka

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welcome[bot] avatar Dec 22 '22 07:12 welcome[bot]

@victoremeka Thank you for opening an issue and linking it to your PR! ✨

cmwilson21 avatar Dec 22 '22 18:12 cmwilson21

Closing per comment here 💛

cmwilson21 avatar Mar 03 '23 14:03 cmwilson21