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Flatpak: Bash aliases do not work in terminal pane #1726
Description
What Happened?
I use several aliases for convenience when using native Code app, however these aliases are not found when entered in the Flatpak app terminal pane.
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a custom bash alias in
~/.bashrc - Confirm it works in the Terminal
- Open Flatpak Code and enter alias into the terminal pane
- It is not found
Expected Behavior
It should be possible enter bash aliases into the terminal pane in the Flatpak version of Code
OS Version
8.x (Circe)
OS Architecture
amd64 (on most hardwares)
Session Type
Secure Session (Wayland, This is the default)
Software Version
Latest release (I have run all updates)
Log Output
Hardware Info
No response
Activity
Dipanshusinghh commentedon Jun 13, 2026
@jeremypw
This makes sense — bash only sources .bashrc for interactive shells & it's likely the integrated terminal inside the Flatpak sandbox isn't being spawned with -i/-l, so it skips loading user aliases entirely
Hppy to look into the PTY/shell spawn code if this issue needs someone --can test adding -i/-l to the bash invocation and see if that resolves it
jeremypw commentedon Jun 14, 2026
@Dipanshusinghh If you can fix this it would be a welcome step towards making the Flatpak fully usable. Thanks!