VS Code Error: spawn git ENOENT - github

Question

I get the error Error: spawn git ENOENT when I try to view git history using https://github.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode on VS Code.. I'm very new to VS Code and github. I tried googling for solutions but I only found links about node.js which I don't understand at all..

Answer 1

We need to install Git to use the Git History (git log) extension in VS Code.
Otherwise we will see this when running git log.
If you have already installed Git, then make sure that it is available from the shell, for example by typing git --version.
Once you have Git installed properly, you will see this when running git log.

Answer 2

That means you need to set environment variable in system for git. After you set it well, the issue will disapper.
If your OS is Windows:
Try typing "git --version" in the system command line (do not use git bash by mistake). If you cannot see the version, it indicates that git is not added to the environment variables.
For example, my Git is installed on the disk "C:\", I need to add "C:\Program Files\Git" to the path of the environment variables.
Method 1:
Steps:
Edit environment variables -> System Variables
Edit Path,
add
;C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;
to current value of Path (remove the beginning ; if redundant).
You need to adjust this file path according to your actual directory where git is installed.
Then restart your command line, and then try typing "git --version" again. If you can see python version now, try your vs code again, the issue you metioned will disappear.
Another method:
Reinstall your visual studio code with checking "Add to PATH (available after restart)".

Answer 3

I had the same issue on MacOS (running VS Cod 1.26.1). With difference to other info that I had found, I worked only after setting:
"git.path": "/usr/local/bin/git"
No success setting the path to null or any other.

Answer 4

I just got this error while trying to use the Worktrees tab from the GitLens extension. With git worktree list I found out I had some prunable worktrees, so it worked again after I ran this:
git worktree prune

Answer 5

In Mac OS you have to modify your settings.json. For me currently located in Users//Library/Application Support/Code/user/settings.json
or what it is the same ~/Library/Application Support/Code/user/settings.json
There set "git.path": "/usr/local/bin/git",
You can achieve the same inside Visual Studio Code going to the "Settings" Gear Icon > Settings Then search for git. Under Extensions go to Git and look for Path Click on Edit in settings.json
It will open the same file inside the editor
See the image for VSCODE

Answer 6

install git, and run git init
If you are getting this error from a React app created using Create React App, i.g. create-react-app nameOfYourApp, you need to setup CircleCI environment. More info here https://facebook.github.io/create-react-app/docs/running-tests
On your own environment
Windows (cmd.exe)
set CI=true&&npm test
set CI=true&&npm run build
(Note: the lack of whitespace is intentional.)
Windows (Powershell)
($env:CI = "true") -and (npm test)
($env:CI = "true") -and (npm run build)
Linux, macOS (Bash)
CI=true npm test
CI=true npm run build