Git: Installing Git in PATH with GitHub client for Windows
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How do I install Git in my PATH
when using the GitHub client for Windows?
I'm running into errors because apparently Git is not installed in PATH. For example, using Atom, trying to install the Linter plugin gives this error:
npm ERR! not found: git
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed using git.
npm ERR! This is most likely not a problem with npm itself.
npm ERR! Please check if you have git installed and in your PATH.
Does GitHub for Windows install Git when it installs? (It must, otherwise how does it use Git?) I don't want to double-install it... so how do I just add the Git that's already there to PATH?
Git Solutions
Solution 1 - Git
GitHub for Windows does indeed install its own version of Git, but it doesn't add it to the PATH
variable, which is easy enough to do. Here's instructions on how to do it:
-
Get the Git URL
We need to get the url of the Git
\cmd
directory your computer. Git is located here:C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\cmd\git.exe
So on your computer, replace
<user>
with your user and find out what the<guid>
is for your computer. (Theguid
may change each time GitHub updates PortableGit, but they're working on a solution to that.)Copy it and paste it into a command prompt (right-click > paste to paste in the terminal) to verify that it works. You should see the Git help response that lists common Git commands. If you see
The system cannot find the path specified.
Then the URL isn’t right. Once you have it right, create the link to the directory using this format:;C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\cmd
(Note:
\cmd
at the end, not\cmd\git.exe
anymore!)On my system, it’s this, yours will be different:
;C:\Users\brenton\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_7eaa494e16ae7b397b2422033as45d8ff6ac2010\cmd
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Edit the PATH Variable
Navigate to the Environmental Variables Editor (instructions) and find the
Path
variable in the “System Variables” section. ClickEdit…
and paste the URL of Git to the end of that string. Save! It might be easier to pull this into Notepad to do the edit, just make sure you put one semicolon before you paste in the URL. If it doesn't work it’s probably because this path got messed up either with a space in there somewhere (should be no spaces around the semicolon) or a semicolon at the end (semicolons should only separate URLs, no semicolon at beginning or end of string).
If it worked, you should be able to close & reopen a terminal and type git
and it will give you that same git help file. Then installing the Linter should work. (Atom > File > Settings > Packages > Linter)
Solution 2 - Git
I would like to add one more thing to what the other answers have said. It is not compulsory that path will be:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\bin\git.exe
In my computer I did not found Git
there.
BUT git and cmd are located in
git.exe
C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe
cmd
C:\Program Files\Git\cmd
To add into PATH:
-
Right-Click on My Computer
-
Click on Advanced System Settings
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Click on Environment Variables
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Then, under System Variables, look for the path variable and click edit
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Add the path to git’s bin and cmd at the end of the string like this:
;C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd
OR
;C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\bin;C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\cmd
To verify, restart cmd and type git --version
in cmd
Solution 3 - Git
Thanks everyone who have answered.I have seen all answers and to try to make it easy for everyone
Step 1: Type edit environment and select the option shown
Step 2: Select Path and click on edit
Step 3: In the end add the below statement(you can avoid the first ; if its already there)
;C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd
Step 4:- Click on ok
**Step 5 **:- One of the important step which is highlighted by one of the users. thanks to him. Please, CLOSE command prompt and REOPEN then try to write git.
**
- Close command prompt and restart before trying the below command
**
Here is the magic
Solution 4 - Git
I installed GitHubDesktop
on Windows 10 and git.exe
is located there:
C:\Users\john\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-0.7.2\resources\app\git\cmd\git.exe
Solution 5 - Git
GitHub for Windows is now GitHub desktop.
If you have GitHub for Windows (before version 1.1), your path should be:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\cmd
If you have GitHub Desktop (from version 1.1), your path should be:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-<version>\resources\app\git\cmd
After confirming and copying your path, do the following:
- Right click on My Computer or This PC
- Click on Properties
- Click on Advanced system settings
- Click on Environment Variables under the Advanced tab
- Add your path with
;
before it in the variable Path - Press Ok
- Use a new terminal
Solution 6 - Git
Git’s executable is actually located in:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\bin\git.exe
Now that we have located the executable all we have to do is add it to our PATH:
- Right-Click on My Computer
- Click Advanced System Settings
- Click Environment Variables
- Then under System Variables look for the path variable and click edit
- Add the path to git’s bin and cmd at the end of the string like this:
;C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\bin;C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\cmd
Solution 7 - Git
Add
C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Windows\System32
to your PATH variable
Do not create new variable for git but add them as I did one after another separating them by ;
It works for me
Solution 8 - Git
Having searched around several posts. On Windows 10 having downloaded and installed Github for Windows 2.10.2 I found the git.exe in
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\bin
and the git-cmd.exe in
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Programs\Git
Please note the change to Programs folder within Local from the above posts.
Solution 9 - Git
To get this to work I had to combine many of the above answers, to anyone who this might help here is my much simpler process.
If you have Windows 10 just start typing "edit environmental..." and it'll pop up right away. Click path and Edit… then paste the ;C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd
at the end of the path already there, don't forget the ; to separate your new github path from the current path.
You do not need the guid but if you want to know how to find it open bash, type git --man-path
Solution 10 - Git
Updated for the Github Desktop
Search up "Edit the system environment variables" on windows search
- > Click environmental variable on the bottom right corner
- > Find path under system variables and click edit on it
- > Click new to add a new path
- > add this path: C:\Users\yourUserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\bin\github.exe
To make sure everything is working fine, open cmd, and type github.exe
Solution 11 - Git
If you use SmartGit on Windows, the executable might be here:
c:\Program Files (x86)\SmartGit\git\bin\git.exe
Solution 12 - Git
If you are using vscode's terminal then it might not work even if you do the environment variable thing, test by typing
git
Restart vscode, it should work.
Solution 13 - Git
I'm using 2.6.6 version
git Path: C:\Users<USER>\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.6.6\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin
Solution 14 - Git
You don't need to install it on PATH
. You need to make sure the command
is able to find Git, that I presume is already installed. Ensure the CLI you execute is on the PATH
. If you use CMD, you can use something like:
set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Users\%userprofile%\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\cmd\
Now, when you open your terminal again from which you execute npm
(I presume you're not executing it from an IDE, because in that case the PATH has to be set to the process launching the IDE or within the IDE itself), and run the npm
command of your choice, it should work.
Solution 15 - Git
In my case the git.exe
and git-lfs.exe
files were in a different folder (C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\
). I showed the new related paths in unity and pushed the button Find System Git. and it worked.
Related picture:
Solution 16 - Git
this one works fine on Windows
> ;C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd
It's very important to restart your PC after modifying the Environment PATH to see the effect.
Solution 17 - Git
To fix a problem, in my case: I checked Git folder under c:\program files\Git. I didn't find git.exe, so delete the Git folder and install it again. Declare them in the environment variables as shown above. the problem will be solved.