Shell Configuration Files / Environment

The anka run command uses the “default shell” that Apple’s API provides inside of macOS. It will NOT source any configuration by default. However, you can use bash and zsh command with anka run to source them:

anka run 12.6 bash -c "echo 'export TEST_ZSHRC=yes' >> ~/.zshrc"
anka run 12.6 bash -c "echo 'export TEST_ZPROFILE=yes' >> ~/.zprofile"
anka run 12.6 bash -c "echo 'export TEST_PROFILE=yes' >> ~/.profile"
anka run 12.6 bash -c "echo 'export TEST_BASH_PROFILE=yes' >> ~/.bash_profile"

anka run 12.6 env
XPC_SERVICE_NAME=com.veertu.anka.addons.ankarun
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.zX8qHCS8ON/Listeners
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/System/Cryptexes/App/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
XPC_FLAGS=0x0
LOGNAME=anka
USER=anka
HOME=/Users/anka
SHELL=/bin/bash
TMPDIR=/var/folders/6c/8_zmsrb509j6xv075_9h22rm0000gn/T/
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0x0:0x0
SHLVL=1

anka run 12.6 bash -c "env | grep TEST_"

anka run 12.6 bash -ic "env | grep TEST_"

anka run 12.6 bash -lc "env | grep TEST_"
TEST_BASH_PROFILE=yes

anka run 12.6 zsh -c "env | grep TEST_"

anka run 12.6 zsh -ic "env | grep TEST_"
TEST_ZSHRC=yes

anka run 12.6 zsh -lc "env | grep TEST_"
TEST_ZPROFILE=yes
To inherit the host’s environment, use the anka run -E (existing VM variables will not be overridden by host’s variables) or -e MYENV options. You can also pass them inside of a file like anka run --env-file environment.txt, where environment.txt is a text file in the form VARIABLE=VALUE, one variable per line.