ERROR git is not recognized as an internal or external command

Question

Every time I run the git command on windows, I get the following error:

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

Is there any way to fix this? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You have to set your PATH to point at your git installation.

Just follow the below steps:

1. Navigate to "My Computer", right click
2. Click on "Properties",
3. Select "Advanced",
4. Then choose "Environment Variables",
5. highpoint the "Path" variable,
6. click "Edit",

Then, add your path right before the "Variable value" field, separated by a semicolon from the already present entry.

Answer 2

Make sure you've set the correct path to your Git. You need to add the following paths to your PATH:

• C:\Program Files\Git\bin\
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\

Answer 3

If you've opened cmd prompt before installation of git, close it and reopen it. This is because the environment variables are only read when an application in this case cmd is launched. Relaunching it would allow it to read the variables again and see the updated path.

Comments

this helped me, thanks

Answer 4

If you want to set up for a temporary purpose, just execute below command.

1. open command prompt < run --> cmd >
2. Run below command.
   set PATH=C:\Program Files\Git\bin;%PATH%
3. Type git, it will work.

Answer 5

You need to make sure git.exe is on the path, check with:

where git