Update Bash version for VSCode's integrated terminal | MacOS

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After following these instructions to update Bash and set it as my default shell on MacOS, I found that it didn't have any effect on the integrated terminal in VSCode. As shown by:

echo $0 which returned /bin/bash instead of /opt/homebrew/bin/bash.

and

echo $BASH_VERSION which returned 3.2.57(1)-release instead of 5.1.12(1)-release(or later).

 

Applying the same instructions inside VSCode, using sudo on chsh and setting "Terminal > integrated > Default Profile: Osx" to "Bash" all didn't have any effect.

How do I fix this?

 

Short instructions

  1. Download newest Bash version using Homebrew: brew install bash.

  2. Whitelist updated version (path: /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) to /etc/shells using Vim.

  3. Set as default shell using chsh -s /opt/homebrew/bin/bash.

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1 Answers

Simply add the following line to settings.json (which can be found inside settings) to override the original path:

// "...",

"terminal.integrated.shell.osx": "/opt/homebrew/bin/bash",

// "...",

Edit

After I posted this answer I found out that this method is deprecated.

The right way to do it is by making a new terminal profile and setting it as your default:

// "...",

"terminal.integrated.profiles.osx": {
    "new bash": { // profile name
        "path": "/opt/homebrew/bin/bash"
    }
},

"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "new bash",

// "...",
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