Unzip files 7-zip via cmd command

Question

I try to unzip a file via CMD   So I install WinZip  and its plugin to cmd   WinRAR  and 7-zip   But when I try to execute a command via the CMD   7z e myzip zip   It gives the next error   7z is not recognized as an internal or external command   In addition  I added the folder of 7-z to the environment variables  Properties--  advanced --  Environment Variables --  user variable --  choose path  and add C  Program Files 7-Zip  What can be the reason   I find the below solution for this   while zipping in cmd or git bash - getting error like     7z command not found    solution     install 7z in your machine  set the path in Environment Variables -  User Variables    path -  edit -  new  add the path - C  ProgramFiles 7-Zip  -  OK    Now to use 7z in git bash -   Go to C  Program Files 7-Zip and copy 7z exe file  Go to C  Program Files Git usr bin and paste 7z exe file    Now  you will be able to use 7z with Git Bash

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make sure that your path is pointing to  exe file in C  Program Files 7-Zip  may in bin directory

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In Windows 10 I had to run the batch file as an administrator

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Regarding Phil Street s post   It may actually be installed in your 32-bit program folder instead of your default x64  if you re running 64-bit OS  Check to see where 7-zip is installed  and if it is in Program Files  x86  then try using this instead   PATH  PATH  C  Program Files  x86  7-Zip

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Doing the following in a command prompt works for me  also adding to my User environment variables worked fine as well   set PATH  PATH  C  Program Files 7-Zip  echo  PATH  7z   You should see as output  or something similar - as this is on my laptop running Windows 7    C  Users Phillip gt set PATH  PATH  C  Program Files 7-Zip   C  Users Phillip gt echo  PATH  C  Program Files Common Files Microsoft Shared Windows Live C  Program Files  x86  NVIDIA Corporation PhysX Common C  Wi ndows system32 C  Windows C  Windows System32 Wbem C  Program Files Intel WiFi bin  C  Program Files Common Files Intel  WirelessCommon  C  Program Files  x86  Microsoft SQL Server 100 Tools Binn  C  Program Files Microsoft SQL Server 100 To ols Binn  C  Program Files Microsoft SQL Server 100 DTS Binn  C  Windows System32 WindowsPowerShell v1 0  C  Program Fil es  x86  QuickTime QTSystem  C  Program Files Common Files Microsoft Shared Windows Live C  Program Files  x86  Notepad    C  Program Files Intel WiFi bin  C  Program Files Common Files Intel WirelessCommon  C  Program Files 7-Zip   C  Users Phillip gt 7z  7-Zip  64  9 20  Copyright  c  1999-2010 Igor Pavlov  2010-11-18  Usage  7z  lt command gt    lt switches gt       lt archive name gt    lt file names gt               lt  listfiles    gt     lt Commands gt    a  Add files to archive   b  Benchmark   d  Delete files from archive   e  Extract files from archive  without using directory names    l  List contents of archive   t  Test integrity of archive   u  Update files to archive   x  eXtract files with full paths  lt Switches gt    -ai r - 0    listfile  wildcard   Include archives   -ax r - 0    listfile  wildcard   eXclude archives   -bd  Disable percentage indicator   -i r - 0    listfile  wildcard   Include filenames   -m Parameters   set compression Method   -o Directory   set Output directory   -p Password   set Password   -r - 0   Recurse subdirectories   -scs UTF-8   WIN   DOS   set charset for list files   -sfx  name    Create SFX archive   -si  name    read data from stdin   -slt  show technical information for l  List  command   -so  write data to stdout   -ssc -   set sensitive case mode   -ssw  compress shared files   -t Type   Set type of archive   -u -  p   q   r   x   y   z    newArchiveName   Update options   -v Size  b k m g   Create volumes   -w  path    assign Work directory  Empty path means a temporary directory   -x r - 0     listfile  wildcard   eXclude filenames   -y  assume Yes on all queries

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