Unable to locate executable file: 'bash" error : Inline script using Bash@3 Azure DevOps task

Question

I was getting below error on using a self hosted windows agent.

##[error]Unable to locate executable file: 'bash'. Please verify either the file path exists or the file can be found within a directory specified by the PATH environment variable. Also verify the file has a valid extension for an executable file.

Here is my pipeline - Goal of task was to get the filename alone from the whole filePath and to use this filename in further tasks.

trigger:
 - master

parameters:
 project: './test/abc/UnitTest.proj'

pool: self-hosted-windows

steps:
 - task: Bash@3
   inputs:
     targetType: 'inline'
     script: |
       input="${Parameters.project}"
       file_name_with_ext="${input##*/}"
       file_only="${file_name%.*}"
       echo "File : $file_only"

Actually that is parameter I receive from another yaml. Edited the path I receive. — user15338350
– user15338350, Commented Apr 14, 2021 at 5:00

Cece Dong - MSFT · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-14 08:25:10Z

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The issue is you didn't add bash command folder in the PATH of environment variable on the agent machine.

You need to login the agent machine, and then add "C:\Program Files\Git\bin" to the Path of Environment Variables, then restart the agent service.

answered Apr 14, 2021 at 8:25

Cece Dong - MSFT

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Cece Dong - MSFT Over a year ago

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user15338350 Over a year ago

Thanks for the response. Sorry for the delayed comment, It took sometime for me to test it out. This worked for me. Bash was not set up properly in terms of path. Either setting path in above method or using powershell instead for windows agent , both worked. I am unable to upvote the answer being the new user, but this answer worked for me !

Sandeep Negi · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-14 10:04:44Z

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Solution:

As mentioned in the above solution we need to add the path of the bash in the windows machine in which agent is running.

In my case the Windows machine that is running agent, there is no git bash so

Steps :

Install the git bash in the remote machine
Then add the path in the environment variable
Restart the agent
Window + R --> services.msc --> search for the Agent and restart it
Then again try to run the bash task after some time since sometimes it will take some time to again added to the Agent Pool,

You can also try running the command inline ,

answered Oct 14, 2021 at 10:04

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