git not recognized on first run in command prompt (Windows). Second run works

Asked Nov 16 '16 at 14:49

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I've run into a strange problem debugging a python script. I think I have isolated the problem to the follow issue:

When trying to use git trough the command line, I get an error on the first run. Starting with the second run the same command goes through fine.

Any ideas what could be causing this?

Thanks!

Alternatively, here is the code:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd /d "D:\..."

D:\...>git status

'status is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file'

D:\...>git status

On branch SCONS
Your branch is up-to-date....

Update: Still no progress. The issue originally came from a git-lfs command. If this maybe helps: git-lfs commands will give an error (even repeatedly) until the command "git" is entered once. After the first failed attempt both git, and git-lfs commands work fine. See picture:

edited Nov 22 '16 at 16:10

asked Nov 16 '16 at 14:49

sfreyald

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Could you copy & paste the text instead of making a screenshot of it? – Melebius Nov 16 '16 at 14:53
sure! I added it above. – sfreyald Nov 16 '16 at 15:07
Where is git installed? Is it on a network drive? I could see something like this happening in that kind of environment--though still unusual. – John Szakmeister Nov 16 '16 at 15:13
Does it do the same when using Git Bash? Git Bash usually takes a second or two to intialize, I'm wondering if it is doing some initial set up before you can run git commands? – andy mccullough Nov 16 '16 at 15:14
It is not installed on a network drive. – sfreyald Nov 16 '16 at 15:18
It works right away if I open the repo in Git Shell. I don't know about Git Bash. – sfreyald Nov 16 '16 at 15:22

git not recognized on first run in command prompt (Windows). Second run works

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