IntelliJ - Git is not installed: Cannot identify version of git executable: no response

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I'm using IntelliJ on my MacBook and get this message every time I open the app. I already checked the Preferences > Version Control > Git under "Path to Git executable" and set this path to the path that is shown in my terminal for whereis git. Also, testing the path in the IntelliJ settings returns a "Git version is 2.30.1". What else can I do to fix this problem?

Would it be an option for you to use Homebrew git? Could you please install it and change bath to brew Git in IDE settings? There is a chance that you have faced known issue with xcode Git: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-248193 — Ruslan Kuleshov, Sep 23 '21 at 09:09
@RuslanKuleshov Yes I'm using Homebrew git instead of git in IntelliJ at the moment. The path to brew git is in "whereis git" right? If so, the path in the IDE settings is already set to brew git. — inconnu, Sep 23 '21 at 10:41
>The path to brew git is in "whereis git" right? Not necessarily, you may not have changed your PATH variable and it may store your xCode git there. path to homebrew git `/usr/local/bin/git` — Ruslan Kuleshov, Sep 23 '21 at 11:06
@RuslanKuleshov If I set the "Path to Git executable" to `/usr/local/bin/git` and test it in the settings, it says "Git is not installed No such file" — inconnu, Sep 23 '21 at 11:11

score 65 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 15 '21 at 07:23

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In my case the issue was solved by invalidating cache and restarting IDE. Simply go to Files -> Invalidate Caches -> Invalidate and Restart.

answered Nov 15 '21 at 07:23

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That worked temporarily for me but next time I restarted my computer I got the error again. – Michael Osofsky Feb 09 '22 at 21:38
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You can just restart without invalidating - it will help – Viktor Ilienko Feb 23 '22 at 18:17

score 23 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 15 '21 at 09:17

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In my case, the IDE seems only be able to recognize the path of git as /usr/local/bin/git, but git is installed at /usr/bin/git. So I made a softlink between of them.

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/git /usr/local/bin/git

edited Nov 15 '21 at 09:17

buddemat

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answered Nov 15 '21 at 07:53

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Oh wow thank you, I think this just solved the problem! – inconnu Nov 18 '21 at 12:56
Yes, its working with my Android Studio , in MAC Thanks ... – vipulkumarmehta Jul 22 '22 at 05:27
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In my case, I changed the Path to Git executable under Preferences > Version Control > Git to /usr/bin/git and it worked. Thanks for giving me an idea as to what the problem was. – Chembe Banda Sep 22 '22 at 07:02
This worked for me (MacOS , IntelliJ). thanks. – Naresh Ravuru Apr 05 '23 at 21:15

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 02 '22 at 10:12

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Open Preferences > Git > version control > git > Path to Git executables : set to

/usr/local/bin/git

or

/usr/bin/git

answered Aug 02 '22 at 10:12

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 08 '22 at 16:20

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For people using windows with wsl2, IntelliJ might automatically detect the correct file, but sometimes is not able to access. Restarting wsl and IntelliJ helped for me:

Restart wsl

Open cmd as admin
run "wsl.exe --shutdown"
run "wsl.exe"

Restart intelliJ

answered Sep 08 '22 at 16:20

Benedikt Böhm

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Worked for PyCharm on WSL – Lena Dec 15 '22 at 09:53

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 15 '22 at 05:06

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In my case, I fixed this issue by going to Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Gradle and update Gradle JDK from 1.8 to 11

answered Nov 15 '22 at 05:06

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 20 '22 at 12:07

Just update/install git with following command:

brew install git

Go to Intellij IDEA (Top left corner) -> Preference -> Version control -> Git -> Enter "/usr/local/bin/git" (generally git is installed in this path to verify it once, you can enter the same in finder) for "Path to git executable"

Boom!! Your Git is back.

Cheers!! :)

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 07 '23 at 15:28

All of the methods above are not working for me.

First of all, I Invalidate Caches -> Invalidate and Restart. Secondly, I have to run the git command manually. Then it seems trigger something internally to find git path, I guess. Afterwards it is working.

IntelliJ - Git is not installed: Cannot identify version of git executable: no response

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