What is git Bash on Mac?

Go to Programs > Git and select Git Bash . We’ll refer to both Mac’s Terminal and Window’s Git Bash as just Bash.

Installing Git Bash

Bash is an acronym for Bourne Again Shell. A shell is a terminal application used to interface with an operating system through written commands. Bash is a popular default shell on Linux and macOS. Git Bash is a package that installs Bash, some common bash utilities, and Git on a Windows operating system .

You can run Git Bash on Mac, Linux Debian, Linux Fedora, and Windows .