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Fix: git is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file error? [Solved]

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git is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file is an external command error. It occurs while a user tries to run a ‘git’ command in CMD (Command Prompt). It appears because the user has not installed Git.

If you have already installed Git, it can also occur, but the command prompt was open while the user was installing git or the user did not set the path variable. There are different reasons behind appearing of this error.

git is not recognized as an internal or external command

Reasons that can Cause the Error

  • The user opened CMD (Command Prompt) window during installation.
  • Git path is either not set or incorrect in system path variables.

How can we resolve this error?

Solution#01: Re-open command prompt

If the error occurs because the command prompt window was open during installation, the user has to close the CMD window and re-open it. It will resolve the error.

Solution#02: Set path in variables

There are two ways to add the path in variables.
  1. Set path during installation (An Automatic way).
  2. Set path manually in variables.

1. Set path during installation of git (An Automatic way):

If the user doesn’t want to mess up with the variable path user can resolve the error by Git installation GUI to add the path automatically. Following is the way to do it:

Open downloaded .exe git file.

Follow the installation pattern; you can leave all other options to default. When you set your PATH environment, make sure you select the Git from Command Line toggle.

Set Git path automatically during installation using GUI
Then complete your installation process. After completed installation, restart your computer. After this, you will be able to run ‘git’ commands on CMD (Command Prompt).

Set path manually in variables.

If you have already installed Git without setting an automatic way of adding the path, you can manually set it.

Step#01: Navigate to the Location of the 'Git' Folder that is inside of C:\Program Files

Step#02: Open CMD Folder Inside Git Folder

Open CMD folder inside the Git folder

Step#03: Right-click on the git.exe File and Open Git Properties

Step#04: Select path and copy it

Step#05: Open System Properties and Go to Advanced System Settings

Go to Advanced Settings from System Properties

Step#06: Go to Environment Variables

Go to Environment Variables

Step#07: In the System Variables, Select the Path and Click on Edit or double-click path to set git installation path

Edit Path from System Variables

Step#08: Paste the Copied Path

Click on New and paste the copied path to add correct git path and then, Click Ok

Paste Copied Path as New Path

Click Ok on every opened window.

Step#09: Check if the Error has Resolved or Not?

Open CMD (Command Prompt) and run the git command and check if the error is resolved or not

Check if the Error git is not recognized has resolved
We can see, we have resolved our error.

Conclusion

“‘git’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file” is an error. In this article, we discussed why this error occurs, the reasons behind this error, and how we can resolve this error? We have discussed different ways of resolving the error manually and automatic ways stepwise.

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