Bashrc — File Location Windows 11

C:\Users\YourWindowsUsername\.bashrc

These environments treat your Windows user folder as their /home directory, so you’ll find .bashrc side-by-side with your Windows documents. The confusion arises because Windows 11 runs Bash in two fundamentally different ways:

/home/your_linux_username/ To find or edit .bashrc from Windows File Explorer, type this into the WSL terminal: bashrc file location windows 11

For decades, the humble .bashrc file was the exclusive domain of Linux and macOS users—a hidden fortress of aliases, custom prompts, and PATH exports. But with Windows 11 embracing the Linux ecosystem like never before, a new question haunts developers: Where does my .bashrc actually live?

When you launch WSL, you land in your Linux home directory: C:\Users\YourWindowsUsername\

~/ within your WSL distribution (e.g., Ubuntu, Debian).

| Tool | File System | .bashrc lives in | |------|-------------|--------------------| | | Virtual Linux | \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\username\ | | Git Bash | Native Windows | C:\Users\username\ | | MSYS2 | Hybrid | C:\msys64\home\username\ | When you launch WSL, you land in your

Yes, it’s the same folder as your Documents, Downloads, and Desktop. Git Bash looks for .bashrc directly in your Windows user profile.