VSCODE does not see Git

Debugging why VSCode can't find your Git: a step-by-step guide to fixing the issue, with an example.

Troubleshooting Git in VSCode

Sometimes Visual Studio Code may not recognize that Git is installed on your computer, even though it has been installed. This can happen for a variety of reasons, but it is possible to fix.

The first thing to do is to check if Git is actually installed on your computer. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:

git --version

If this command returns a version number, then you know Git is installed on your system. If not, then you need to install Git.

Once you have verified that Git is installed, you can check to make sure that Visual Studio Code is actually recognizing it. To do this, open the Visual Studio Code settings, and search for “git path”. If the path is not set, then you need to set it in the settings.

You can find the path to the Git executable by running the following command in the terminal:

which git

Copy the output of this command, and paste it into the Visual Studio Code settings. After this, save the settings, and Visual Studio Code should now recognize that Git is installed. If not, you can try restarting Visual Studio Code.

If the above steps do not work, then you may need to try reinstalling Git. If after reinstalling Git, Visual Studio Code still does not recognize it, then you may need to try uninstalling and reinstalling Visual Studio Code.