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Gabriel Ward
Gabriel Ward
20,222 Points
Posted by Gabriel Ward
Gabriel Ward
20,222 Points

Git cloning problems

I went to do the cloning into my project folder on my desktop, and I got the following error in my command line

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

I'm working on a Windows PC. Does anyone have any advice on this? I'd be grateful for any help.

2 Answers

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
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Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey there Gabriel,

you have to install git first to use the git command. You can download the latest version of git here.

I hope that helps! :)

Gabriel Ward
Gabriel Ward
20,222 Points
Gabriel Ward
Gabriel Ward
20,222 Points

Ahh ok, great thanks

Andy Forscutt
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Andy Forscutt
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Andy Forscutt
Andy Forscutt
Courses Plus Student 10,799 Points

I too was getting "'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

On windows 10, I had to restart my computer after installing Git, in order for it to work in the windows command prompt.

Hope that helps others with the same problem!