7-Zip not working from the DOS prompt or command line?

I have 7-Zip installed, and it works from Windows, but not from the DOS prompt or command line:

7z e max_logs_can_messages.tgz 

Yields:

'7z' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 

5 Answers

You'll need to add the binary to your machine's PATH

See more here:

You can either copy 7-Zip to a well-known path like these:

C:\Windows\system32 C:\Windows C:\Windows\System32\Wbem 

or you call 7-Zip with the full path:

C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 

Or you do the thing Screenack said ;)

You need to register 7-Zip as a system PATH environment variable. An easy way to do this in Windows 7 & 8 is to run this from the command line:

setx path "%path%;C:\Program Files\7-Zip" 

You need to add the 7-Zip folder to your PATH:

setx /M path "%path%;C:\Program Files\7-Zip\" 

Alternatively, for Easy 7-Zip:

setx /M path "%path%;C:\Program Files\Easy 7-Zip\" 

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:\Program Files\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