How to "Open in Git Bash" in Github Desktop

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KaiserKatze picture KaiserKatze · Sep 25, 2018 · Viewed 8.1k times · Source

In the dropdown menu of Repository, you can see there is a button named Open in Git Bash (Ctrl + `),

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when I click it, I got a warning saying:

Unable to locate Git

We were unable to locate Git on your system. This means you won't be able to execute any Git commands in the command prompt.

To help you get Git installed and configured for your operating system, we have some external resources available.

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The problem is that I have already downloaded the latest Git from git-scm.com.

To conclude, how should I configure my Github Desktop or Git Bash (MingW) to make this button (Open in Git Bash) work?

Answer

KaiserKatze picture KaiserKatze · Sep 25, 2018

To make Github Desktop locate Git successfully, the URI of Git must be given in environment variable %PATH%.

I suggest to assign %GitPath% value of URI of Git, say C:\Program Files\Git\bin; then append %GitPath% to the end of %PATH%, and don't forget about path seperator (;).

At last, restart Github Desktop after assigning the environment variables, if it is still running.

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