git is not recognized as an internal or external command

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I have an installation of Git for Windows  but when I try to use the git command in Command Prompt  I get the following error    git  is not recognized as an internal or external command  operable program or batch file     How do I fix this problem

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If you re using Windows 10  do this   Go to Start  Start typing  This PC   Right-click This PC  choose Properties  On the left side of the window that pops up  click on Advanced System Settings  Click on the Advanced tab  Click on the Environmental Variables button at the bottom  Down in the System Variables section  double-click Path  Click the New button in the top right corner  Add this path  C  Program Files Git bin  then click the enter key  Add another path  C  Program Files Git cmd  Close  amp  re-open the console if it s already open    I stepped you through the long way so you gain exposure to the different Windows menus  Good luck

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That s because at the time of installation you have selected the default radio button to use  quot Git quot  with the  quot Git bash quot  only  If you would have chosen  quot Git and command line tool quot  than this would not be an issue   Solution 1  as you have already installed Git tool  now navigate to the desired folder and then right click and use  quot Git bash here quot  to run your same command and it will run properly  Solution 2  try installing again the Git-scm and select the proper choice

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After installation  open the GitHub app and on the top right corner you d notice a setting icon  Select Options from the dropdown and choose  Default Shell  as Cmd   Now try typing  git shell  in the search  windows key and type  and choose Git Shell  It should open up in CMD and git should now be recognized

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Did you open the cmd prompt before installation of git  If so  close and reopen it

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Start- All Programs- Git- Git Bash  Takes you directly to the Git Shell

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Have you correctly set your PATH to point at your Git installation   You need to add the following paths to PATH    C  Program Files Git bin  C  Program Files Git cmd    And check that these paths are correct     you may have Git installed on a different drive  or under Program Files  x86   Correct the paths if necessary     Modifying PATH on Windows 10    In the Start Menu or taskbar search  search for  environment variable   Select  Edit the system environment variables   Click the  Environment Variables  button at the bottom  Double-click the  Path  entry under  System variables   With the  New  button in the PATH editor  add C  Program Files Git bin  and C  Program Files Git cmd  to the end of the list  Close and re-open your console    Modifying PATH on Windows 7    Right-click  Computer  on the Desktop or Start Menu  Select  Properties   On the very far left  click the  Advanced system settings  link  Click the  Environment Variables  button at the bottom  Double-click the  Path  entry under  System variables   At the end of  Variable value   insert a   if there is not already one  and then C  Program Files Git bin  C  Program Files Git cmd   Do not put a space between   and the entry  Close and re-open your console    If these instructions weren t helpful  feel free to look at some others    How to set the path and environment variables in Windows  Computer Hope  How to edit your system PATH for easy command line access in Windows  How-To Geek  How to set Path environment variables in Windows 10  Addictive Tips  What are PATH and other environment variables  and how can I set or use them   Super User

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If you get this error  you might not have git installed in your system  Download it here  https   git-scm com downloads Install it  If you have Windows  you will now see a C  Program Files Git folder  Open a new Command Prompt window  and try running the git command again

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This helps for me   I set  C  Program Files  x86  Git bin C  Program Files  x86  Git cmd in path for environment variable

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Windows 7 32 - bit  I am using git for my Ruby on Rails application  First time so     I created a  bat file for loading my RoR applications with the paths manually typed using this tutorial at  http   www youtube com watch v -eFwV8lRu1w  If you are new to Ruby on Rails you might want to check it out as I followed all steps and it works flawlessly after a few trials and errors    The  bat file is editable using notepad   hence no need for the long process whenever you need to edit a path  you can follow these simple process after creating a  bat file following the tutorials on the link above  file is called row bat      right click on the  bat file  edit with notepad    find path  insert path below the last path you inputted     During the tutorials I don t remember anything said in regards to using the git command so when starting a new project I had this same problem after installing git  The main issue I had was locating the folder with the bin git exe  git exe did not show up in search using start menu s  search programs and files    NOTE I now understood that the location might vary drastically --- see below     To locate the bin git exe i followed this steps  1 left click start menu and locate -   all programs -   GitHub inc  2 right click git shell and select open file location 3 click through folders in the file location for the folder  bin     I had 4 folders named 1  IgnoreTemplates fdbf2020839cde135ff9dbed7d503f8e03fa3ab4 2  lfs-x86 0 5 1 3  PortableGit c2ba306e536fdf878271f7fe636a147ff37326ad   bin exe  found here  lt  lt -   4  PoshGit 869d4c5159797755bc04749db47b166136e59132     Copy the full link by clicking on the explorers url   mine was  C  Users username AppData Local GitHub PortableGit c2ba306e536fdf878271f7fe636a147ff37326ad bin   open  bat file in notepad   and paste using instructions on how to add a path to your  bat file from tutorials above  Problem solved

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Just check whether the Bit Locker has enabled   I faced a similar issue where my GIT in the cmd was working fine  But after a quick restart  it didn t work and I got the error as mentioned above  So I had to unlock the Bit locker since I have installed GIT in the Hard drive volume   E  which was encrypted by Bit Locker

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If you want to setup for temporary purpose  just execute below command    open command prompt  lt  run --  cmd   Run below command  set PATH C  Program Files Git bin  PATH  Type git  it will work      This is valid for current window cell only  if you will close command prompt  everything will get vanish  For permanently setting  set GIT in environment variable   a  press Window Pause  b  click on Advance system setting   c  Click on Environment variable under Advance Tab   d  Edit Path Variable   e  Add below line in end of statement   c  Program Files Git bin    f  Press OK    g  Open new command prompt    h  Type git and press Enter  Thanks

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Yo  I had lots of problems with this  It seems that Github brings its own console which you need to look for in your drive  I managed to finally run it by doing the following    Press Start   Search for  GitHub   without quotes  Right click on  GitHub  and select  Open File Location     This shall open    C  Users UserName AppData Roaming Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs GitHub  Inc   Where username is your PC s username   Look for a program called  Git Shell   Double click on it     This will open a PowerShell command prompt  Then you can run your git commands normally on it

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I had this problem when you install the git you have to choose the right path i mean it should be the same path that you write git code in the Git Bash   for example if your path is c  Users username   you must install the git in same path c  Users username   these 2 paths should not be different

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Just wanted to add to Abizern answer  If anyone is using a non-administrator account  you can create a  local  variable instead of a  system  variable which allows access to standard limited accounts    When on the  Environmental Variables  window   1  Select  New     button within the  User variables for      section   2  Set the  Variable name   as  path  and  Variable value   as   your-git-path    usually found at C  Program Files  x86  Git bin    3  Then click OK

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If you are using GitHub for Windows  GitHub s old Git GUI that is no longer available for download  not the new Electron-based GitHub Desktop   you have an installation of Git under   C  Users  lt YOUR USERNAME gt  AppData Local GitHub PortableGit 8810fd5c2c79c73adcc73fd0825f3b32fdb816e7 cmd   Expand this path  and add it to PATH

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Easy route to avoid messing with PATH variables  re-install git and select  Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt   It ll take of the PATH variables for you as mentioned  see screenshot

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Make sure correct git path is added to Path variable in your Environment Variables  E g  - C  Program Files  x86  Git bin C  Program Files  x86  Git cmd  It can be different for your case depending on where your git gets installed  If it doesnt work  try restarting the command prompt so that it reads the updated Environment Variables  If it still doesnt work  try restarting your machine to force command prompt to read the updated Environment variables

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Search for GitHubDesktop app-2 5 0 resources app git cmd Open the File Copy File location  Search for environment  open edit system environment variable  open Environment Variables  on user variable double-click on Path  click on new past OK Open path on system variables  New  past the add    backslash   then OK Search for GitHubDesktop app-2 5 0 resources app git usr bin  14 Copy the Address again and repeat pasting from step 4 to 12

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C  Program Files  x86  Git bin C  Program Files  x86  Git cmd   add above path in environment variables   note  path may differ but you should add both bin and cmd

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Go to My Computer    Local Disk C      Program Files x86     Git    cmd Right Click the git    Select Properties Under the location Copy the text  eg - C  Program Files  x86  Git cmd Come back to the Desktop  Right-click My Computer Select property  Open Advanced  Click Environment Variables In the System variables Find the Variable call Path Click the variable  Click the Edit Button  Select the Variable value Text Box    Go to the edge of the text and put semicolon     Then Right-click and press Paste  Press Ok

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