git is not installed or not in the PATH

windows node.js npm mean-stack
lilyH picture lilyH · Oct 10, 2013 · Viewed 134.2k times · Source

Windows, when I try to run npm install, it shows:

[email protected] postinstall E:\mean
node node_modules/grunt-cli/bin/grunt install
Running "bower:install" (bower) task

Fatal error : git is not installed or not in the PATH
npm ERR! weird error 1
npm ERR! not ok code 0

What is the problem? How to fix it?

The project git repository is https://github.com/linnovate/mean

Answer

VtoCorleone picture VtoCorleone · Feb 6, 2014

Did you install Git correctly?

According to the Bower site, you need to make sure you check the option "Run Git from Windows Command Prompt".

I had this issue where Git was not found when I was trying to install Angular. I re-ran the installer for git and changed my setting and then it worked.

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From the bower site: http://bower.io/

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