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Git is a free and open source version control system designed to work with projects quickly and efficiently. You can use it on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

This article explains how to add git to your Windows PATH environment variable.

On Windows gitaddPATH

The Git executables are located in C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exeand C:\Program Files\Git\cmd. These directories must be added to PATHthe environment variable in order to run the program.

Let's explain step by step how to do this.

Navigate to System Properties on Windows

Environment variables are located under System Properties. We can edit environment variablesnavigate there by typing in the search box and clicking on the best match.

Another method is as follows.

3. Scroll and tap 高级系统设置.

Edit the environment variables to add the value to PATHthe variable

Click Add value to 系统属性under .环境变量PATH

Select 系统变量the 路径and click 编辑the button.

Click Newthe button and add C:\Program Files\Git\cmdthe value. Save it and C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exerepeat the same process for .

If your executables are located in the C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\binand C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\cmddirectories, add them to the Path variable.

Save your changes and close the page.

gitRun the command in Windows Command Prompt

Open a new command prompt. Type git --versionand press Enter. If you see the version information, the program has been successfully added to the PATH environment variable.