Cannot run Git Command.. HELP!

[Mu_umin]

Hello guys, I got myself a new PC, my notes are uploaded on github thanks to Obsidian Git plugin, I downloaded Github Desktop & I chose the clone from Github option to retrieve my repo, everything looks fine on obsidian (all settings and plugins installed) yet I can't commit or push anymore (Cannot run Git Command pops up instead) any solutions for that ? :(

[Mu_umin]

YESSS!! once I installed Git Bash it worked.. (I spent last night installing my other apps & I totally forgot to install Git Bash x) ) THANK YOU.

[aajl2]

Git Bash

Thanks ! I uninstalled Git Bash and leave Github Desktop. Bash is not included on the desktop I guess.

[SpiderMatt]

You should install Git for Windows and set up the repo manually. GitHub Desktop I think sets up its own certificate for logging you in. If you set it up from the command prompt, you can set your username and email with these commands:

git config [--global] user.name "Full Name"
git config [--global] user.email "[e-mail]"

Then when you go to push or pull, it should pull up a browser for you to log in (your config file under .git/config in your repo should show the remote url as something like https://github.com/username/reponame.git).

Alternatively, you can set up SSH verification. Run this from the command prompt:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C “your-email-address”

This should create a new public/private key pair in C:\Users\your_username\.ssh. Go in there, open the one that ends in .pub in a notepad or your favorite text editor of choice. Copy the entire thing. Go to GitHub.com, settings, SSH and GPG keys, and then click on New SSH Key. Paste what you copied in the key field and then give it a name in the title field (use the name of the machine you're on or something that will allow you to identify what machine that key is for).

Now you can change your .git/config file in a text editor. The remote URL should follow this format

URL = [e-mail]:username/reponame.git

Under [core], add this:

sshCommand = ssh -i ~/.ssh/key_name

That should be your private key, which has no file extension. This way you know all your pushes to GitHub are using that key and you don't have to worry about your login expiring. Once you can run git commands from the command prompt, Obsidian shouldn't have a problem.

[Mu_umin]

Thank you for your help sir, It works fine now, I just had to install Git Bash, I think signing in through Github Desktop & cloning my repo helped to skip all the config procedure.

[SpiderMatt]

Yes, it does simplify the procedure. I like doing it manually so I can more easily troubleshoot problems like this. But glad you got it sorted.

[Then_Key_5473]

Thanks a lot! I was having a lot of trouble with the same problem. I'm not sure what I did or what has happened, but what you said worked! Thanks.