Error not found: git when install npm package on windows

Question

I'm trying to install this package through npm npm install bigwheel on windows using webstorm IDE.

I'm getting

"Error: not found: git" "This is most likely not a problme with npm itself. Please check if you have git installed and in yout Path"

I have https://git-for-windows.github.io/ installed, how do i check the path and fix this error?

Answer 1

Please find at which location on your machine git is installed. e.g. C:\Program Files\Git\cmd and append this to your PATH variable in environment variables.

To append to path please follow below steps:

1. Right click on This PC or My Computer & select Properties
2. Select Advanced System Settings
3. Select Environment Variables
4. In System Variables locate PATH variable
5. Select Edit and append this path
6. Click OK & restart command prompt

Execute below command from new command prompt after appending this:

git --version

It should display something like:

git version 2.9.0.windows.1

After following these steps, try to install npm package and see whether the problem is resolved.