Anaconda and Git Bash in Windows - conda: command not found

Question

I've installed Anaconda and set Path environment variable to C:\Anaconda3; C:\Anaconda3\Scripts.

Then I try to run in Git Bash

conda install python

But there is an error message "bash: conda: command not found". I would like to know why.

Answer 1

To be able to run conda on gitbash you need to add it to the path. Many times I've seen that's done by default - as shown in the setup for this workshop. If it doesn't, as it seems your case, then you can run their setup directly by running:

. /c/Anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh

After running that you should be able to run conda commands.

To keep this setup permanently you can add such line on your .profile or .bashrc file (read more about their differences). A way of doing so is running the follwing:

echo ". /c/Anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" >> ~/.profile

You may encounter problems if the path where Anaconda was installed contains spaces (e.g., C:\Program Files). In that case you would need to change the anaconda location or edit conda.sh script with something like:

sed -e '/^_CONDA_EXE=.*/a alias myconda="${_CONDA_EXE/ /\\\\ }"' \
    -e 's/\$_CONDA_EXE/myconda/g' /c/Program\ Files/Anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh > conda_start.sh

This sed command inserts a new alias definition myconda which changes the anaconda path from Program Files to Program\ Files so bash doesn't stop with an error like this one:

bash: /c/Program: No such file or directory

The second sed command replaces the _CONDA_EXE variable by the new alias created.

Since the above doesn't modify the file provided by anaconda, you will need to update your .profile file to load the file we've just created, conda_start.sh, instead.

Answer 2

Joining @dvdgc13. In my case, I fixed the problem by adding

. C:/Users/user/Anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh

to my .bash_profile.

Answer 3

First, you need to move to the directory where conda is located.

(some path such as C/Anaconda3/Scripts or ../miniconda3/Scripts or anaconda3/bin)

then, open the terminal.

(or, if you use Windows and can't find where the conda is, try moving to directory such as C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Anaconda3 (64-bit) and open the Anaconda prompt.)

Then, do this:

conda init

or something like

conda init bash

if you use Mac OS:

conda init zsh

will work well.

if you wanna use different shell,

conda init [shell_name]

[shell_name] can be: bash, cmd.exe, fish, powershell, tcsh, xonsh, zsh, etc.

use conda init --help for more info.

Answer 4

I tried to do the same thing as you did but I couldn't get it to work. starriet had the working answer but I am going to make it easier for everyone else reading. You can directly open command windows with explorer instead of struggling with paths.

1. Find your Anaconda3 folder with Windows Explorer This could be a user install where would be in your user folder such as "C:/Users/your_name/Anaconda3".

2. Shift + Right Click on the explorer and click on "Open PowerShell Windows Here". Note: you can just click "Git Bash" and you open Bash instead which makes no difference to the command.

3. Type in "conda init" in the PowerShell window. This works even if you don't have the right paths because the command line looks for the right exe in the current dictionary. If you scroll down in the explorer, you should be able to find it.

My PowerShell window would look a little different than yours because of my prompt but it makes no difference.

4. Exit the PowerShell and open Git Bash. Type "conda" to confirm that things work.

Answer 5

For MAC users, do this:

$ echo ". /usr/local/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
$ source ~/.bashrc