Whether you are having problems with nodejs running on windows terminal in Webstorm, or are just comfortable with Git BASH, there is a way of replacing the default windows command line with a Git BASH terminal.

Firstly, install Git for windows and make a note of the installation directory.

Then open up webstorm, then settings (Default or local project, doesn’t really matter).

Navigate to Tools>Terminal, and enter the BASH initialisation command;

D:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe -login -i

The path is optional, if you have it set in System Variables already. If you’re not sure, just use the full path.

Until next time,

Have fun