Unzip files (7-zip) via cmd command

Question

I try to unzip a file via CMD.

So I install WinZip (and its plugin to cmd), WinRAR, and 7-zip.

But when I try to execute a command via the CMD:

7z e myzip.zip 

It gives the next error:

7z is not recognized as an internal or external command 

In addition, I added the folder of 7-z to the environment variables (Properties--> advanced --> Environment Variables --> user variable --> choose path, and add C:\Program Files\7-Zip

What can be the reason?

I find the below solution for this.

while zipping in cmd or git bash - getting error like

 7z:command not found  

solution:

• install 7z in your machine
• set the path in Environment Variables -> User Variables
  • path -> edit -> new (add the path - C:\ProgramFiles\7-Zip) -> OK

Now to use 7z in git bash -

• Go to C:\Program Files\7-Zip and copy 7z.exe file
• Go to C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin and paste 7z.exe file

Now, you will be able to use 7z with Git Bash

Answer 1

Doing the following in a command prompt works for me, also adding to my User environment variables worked fine as well:

set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\7-Zip\ echo %PATH% 7z 

You should see as output (or something similar - as this is on my laptop running Windows 7):

C:\Users\Phillip>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\7-Zip\  C:\Users\Phillip>echo %PATH% C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Wi ndows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\ WirelessCommon\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\To ols\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Fil es (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad+ +;C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\WirelessCommon\;C:\Program Files\7-Zip\  C:\Users\Phillip>7z  7-Zip [64] 9.20  Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov  2010-11-18  Usage: 7z <command> [<switches>...] <archive_name> [<file_names>...]        [<@listfiles...>]  <Commands>   a: Add files to archive   b: Benchmark   d: Delete files from archive   e: Extract files from archive (without using directory names)   l: List contents of archive   t: Test integrity of archive   u: Update files to archive   x: eXtract files with full paths <Switches>   -ai[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: Include archives   -ax[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: eXclude archives   -bd: Disable percentage indicator   -i[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: Include filenames   -m{Parameters}: set compression Method   -o{Directory}: set Output directory   -p{Password}: set Password   -r[-|0]: Recurse subdirectories   -scs{UTF-8 | WIN | DOS}: set charset for list files   -sfx[{name}]: Create SFX archive   -si[{name}]: read data from stdin   -slt: show technical information for l (List) command   -so: write data to stdout   -ssc[-]: set sensitive case mode   -ssw: compress shared files   -t{Type}: Set type of archive   -u[-][p#][q#][r#][x#][y#][z#][!newArchiveName]: Update options   -v{Size}[b|k|m|g]: Create volumes   -w[{path}]: assign Work directory. Empty path means a temporary directory   -x[r[-|0]]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: eXclude filenames   -y: assume Yes on all queries