Git Bash giving sh.exe: ruby: command not found

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I am using Git Bash on Windows Vista Business. I am trying to install Redmine. Basically on step 4, I need to get RubyGem installed before I install the bundler as part of the dependency install (http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineInstall). I downloaded rubygems-2.2.2.zip from https://rubygems.org/pages/download. Then I unzipped the file a folder on my desktop.

In Git Bash, I typed ruby setup.rb, I get sh.exe: ruby: command not found. Is it something related to the PATH environment? If so, how do I include it so that Git Bash will see the setup file and run it?

Ruby 1.9.3- p545 is already installed.

Thanks in advance.

Before you do anything you need to install the Ruby language itself. You didn't say if you had done that or not. If you didn't then you should, and/or edit your question to clarify what you have installed. — Casper
– Casper, Commented May 17, 2014 at 17:52
possible duplicate of Ruby error after installing heroku toolbelt — Joe
– Joe, Commented May 18, 2014 at 7:08

joedragons · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-02 20:56:06Z

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If you already installed ruby, you have to include correct path.

Right click My Computer, click Properties, go to Advanced System Settings left navigation, click on Environment Variables... button, go to System Variables below, select Path, click Edit and in the beginning of the path enter: C:\Ruby200\bin; (Please note that in here you should indicate the ruby executable path. In case you installed ruby using Ruby installer for windows then the above mentioned path is correct).

edited Mar 2, 2015 at 20:56

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answered May 17, 2014 at 18:11

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gin93r Over a year ago

For some reason this isn't working for me. I installed ruby, my path has C:\Ruby21-x64\bin; added to the beginning. I've restarted the shell. Still getting ruby: command not found. Any ideas?

gin93r Over a year ago

Ok I got it. Apparently running it from a shortcut holds onto the old PATH variables - until machine restart. Launching git-bash from the start menu worked fine.

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