Git Bash shell can't find java.exe

Question

Trying to execute java.exe and getting the lovely error

>> sh.exe": java.exe: command not found

The command works in a normal command shell.

I've checked the path of both and they are the almost the same, bash has a few extra directories as expected. I used env |grep PATH and set PATH respectively to check...

where java.exe

C:\Windows\System32\java.exe

set PATH
Path=C:\Ruby193\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;

env |grep PATH
HOMEPATH=\
PATH=/c/Users/hooksc/bin:.:/usr/local/bin:/mingw/bin:/bin:/c/Ruby193/bin:/c/Windows/system32:/c/Windows:

I figure I'm missing something subtle, anyone have any ideas what?

I have snippet the path short to make it a bit easier to read... However, at least 1 of the source folders for java.exe is in the path.

Answer 1

Gitbash looks for %PATH% variable. On your gitbash type:

env | grep PATH

and check if it contains the path to your jdk's bin directory. If it doesn't, then you'd have to add the path yourself. For more information on how to add it, follow this link: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.xml