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Android Android Tools Using Git for Android Creating a New GitHub Project

Posted by Melisa Snyder
Melisa Snyder
1,227 Points

Command line error

I am using windows 8 pc. I went to the command prompt and typed in: git clone https://github.com/Username/WorkshopApp.git

the system return a mesage stating 'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

what am I doing wrong?

2 Answers

Akhila Mobin
Akhila Mobin
4,492 Points

I'm using windows 7, instead of windows command prompt i used Git Shell. its working fine for me.

Melisa Snyder
Melisa Snyder
1,227 Points

what do you mean by using the "Git Shell"?

***never mind I finally got it. thank you :)

Agapito Cruz
Agapito Cruz
21,486 Points
Agapito Cruz
Agapito Cruz
21,486 Points

Hello Melissa,

I got a similar message on my OSX Mac because I had not properly installed Git. If typing git by itself on teh command line gives a similar message, I think it means it wasn't properly or completely installed.

Have you tried re-installing Git? Once I re-downloaded and re-installed, everything worked properly on my Mac.

Hope this helps.

https://windows.github.com/

-Agapito