[ruby-on-rails] Rails: Why "sudo" command is not recognized?

In my application directory (on Windows) I run:

sudo pdfkit --install-wkhtmltopdf

as explained here, but I got this error:

'sudo' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

What could be the problem ?

This question is related to ruby-on-rails ruby-on-rails-3 sudo wkhtmltopdf pdfkit

The answer is


sudo is a command for Linux so it cant be used in windows so you will get that error


sudo is a Unix/Linux command. It's not available in Windows.


sudo is used for Linux. It looks like you are running this in Windows.


Sudo is a Unix specific command designed to allow a user to carry out administrative tasks with the appropriate permissions. Windows doesn't not have (need?) this.

Yes, windows don't have sudo on its terminal. Try using pip instead.

  1. Install pip using the steps here.
  2. type pip install [package name] on the terminal. In this case, it may be pdfkit or wkhtmltopdf.

That you are running Windows. Read:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo

It basically allows you to execute an application with elevated privileges. If you want to achieve a similar effect under Windows, open an administrative prompt and execute your command from there. Under Vista, this is easily done by opening the shortcut while holding Ctrl+Shift at the same time.

That being said, it might very well be possible that your account already has sufficient privileges, depending on how your OS is setup, and the Windows version used.


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