Run gimp from console

Question

I am a windows user and want to run gimp from the console as seen HERE. On Windows this means putting the program on your path. I used:

C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin

And....

C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe
C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe

but when I type:

gimp --version

I get the following error:

C:\Users\trinker>gimp --version
'gimp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

How can I make Windows detect gimp from the command line so that I can run batches? Unfortunately typing gimp + path results in searches related to the path creating in gimp.

I can run the gui of gimp fine.

Answer 1

In console, type:

PATH=%PATH%;"C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin"

Then hit

gimp-2.8 --version