Adding Git to /bin/bash

Question

I have a cron and when it runs in the e-mail it states /bin/bash: git command not found

git works fine via terminal but how can I add it to /bin/bash?

visibleman · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-09 02:50:55Z

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Presumably the cron job runs under another user which has an empty profile. This means git is not in the path.

The easiest way to fix this i to use the full path to git in the cron job.

You can find the full path to git by the command:which git

answered May 9, 2017 at 2:50

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Thanks, will it be like this? /usr/local/git/bin/git --work-tree=/home/userName/public_html --git-dir=/home/userName/public_html/.git pull

Different computers it would be a different thing. If you want to know the full path to git on bash, you can try which git.

@Edmundo , Yes that was what the answer already suggested. I think OP's comment was just trying to verify that she'd understood it all correctly.

Xat_MassacrE · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-09 02:54:37Z

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First, run which git.

Then edit you .bashrc file and add export PATH=$PATH:$WHICH_GIT_PATH

Try again.

answered May 9, 2017 at 2:54

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