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I've lost my bash command line prompt in Mac OSX (10.11), and I don't know where to start looking to fix it.

The issue started when I changed the "Shell opens with..." preference from "Default" to "Command (complete path)", specifying /usr/local/bin/bash. When I restarted Terminal.app after making that change, the window appeared but I had no command line prompt:

No prompt

Any commands entered are ignored.

After that, I reset the "Shell opens with..." preference to "Default," and restarted Terminal.app again, but the problem persists.

Where do I go from here to get my terminal back?

UPDATE

After multiple system restarts, this problem resolved itself.

EDIT:

Here's a screenshot of my Terminal settings as of right now:

Terminal settings

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  • open your ~/.bashrc in a text editor and see where it might be getting stuck. Does Terminal launch a login shell or no? – glenn jackman Apr 15 '18 at 21:06
  • While you're editing ~/.bashrc, add set -x at the top to see what it's doing. No guarantees that the problem is in that file but if it is you'll see where you're getting stuck. – glenn jackman Apr 15 '18 at 21:07
  • @glennjackman thanks for the idea. however, 1. I did not alter my .bash_profile at all, and it's been working fine 2. I tried adding echo hi as the first line of the .bash_profile, and nothing is output. does that give you any other clues? – Jonah Apr 15 '18 at 21:31
  • Check the settings for Terminal: if it is not set to use a login shell, it won't look at .bash_profile. I was suggesting .bashrc. – glenn jackman Apr 15 '18 at 21:38
  • @glennjackman See my update for a screenshot of my current terminal settings. Mac's don't use .bashrc – Jonah Apr 15 '18 at 21:49
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After multiple system restarts, this problem resolved itself.

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