https://jamalhansen.com/tags/bash/Recent content in Bash on Jamal Hansenhttps://jamalhansen.com/author.pnghttps://jamalhansen.com/author.pngHugoen-usTue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jamalhansen.com/blog/vscode-default-shell-bash/Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jamalhansen.com/blog/vscode-default-shell-bash/<h1 id="the-shell-switch-setting-your-native-tongue">The Shell Switch: Setting Your Native Tongue</h1> <h2 id="the-veil">The Veil</h2> <p>When you open a terminal in VS Code, is it PowerShell blue? That default shell was chosen for you, not by you. The AI that&rsquo;s helping you code assumes Bash. If your terminal doesn&rsquo;t match, you&rsquo;re not building. You&rsquo;re translating.</p> <h2 id="the-dross">The Dross</h2> <p>The AI speaks Bash. Every path it gives you, every command it suggests, every script it writes &ndash; Bash. When your terminal is PowerShell, every <code>/</code> becomes a <code>\</code> you have to fix by hand. You&rsquo;re spending mental energy on translation instead of on the problem.</p>