Bash Powerline in ssh and Git bash #10482

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opened 2026-01-31 02:22:48 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @dobbleg1000 on GitHub (Sep 4, 2020).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.18363.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.0.1401.0

Any other software?

git bash
powerline installed on remote linux system

Steps to reproduce

Produce Actual:
install git bash on windows
add git bash to windows terminal (I used https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56839307/adding-git-bash-to-the-new-windows-terminal)
open bash in windows terminal
ssh into remote system with properly installed powerline

Produce Expected:
open git bash
ssh into remote system

Expected behavior

colors to be displayed properly for powerline as they are when running git bash directly
expected

Actual behavior

colors are just grey
actual

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Reference: starred/terminal#10482