cmd 'patch' is not recognised as an internal/external command, operable program or batch file

Question

I'm trying to patch my wordpress installation to protect from user enumeration. I found a patch - here

It said to use it I need to navigate to the sites root folder, add the patch file then run it using cmd , patch -p0 <wpuserEnum.patch

When I hit enter I get the 'patch' is not recognised as an internal/external command, operable program or batch file' message

Not the most helpful error reporting. I have googled the problem all day and have not found any solutions regarding 'patch' specifically

I have checked PATH and there is a C:\Windows\System32 path there

Can anybody shed any light on what is happening and why?

I am running Windows Server 2008.

Answer 1

patch is not part of Windows so it won't be installed unless you install it yourself. You can get it as part of the GnuWin32 project - http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/patch.htm

Answer 2

You need to edit your system environment variables, then add the path to patch.exe(in GnuWin32\bin) to the PATH environment variable...after restarting the cmd, patch should be recognized...