‘appium’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

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Error: ‘appium’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

This error is encountered when the system is unable to find the ‘appium’ command in the current environment. It means that ‘appium’ is either not installed or not added to the system’s PATH variable.

To resolve this error, you need to make sure that Appium is properly installed and its executable is added to the system’s PATH variable. Here are the steps to do it:

  1. Check if Appium is installed: Open a terminal or command prompt and type ‘appium’. If it is installed, you should see the Appium server starting up. If not, you need to install Appium. Visit the official Appium website (http://appium.io) and follow the installation instructions specific to your operating system.
  2. Add Appium to the PATH variable: Once Appium is installed, you need to add its executable to the system’s PATH variable. The PATH variable tells the operating system where to find executables when you run a command. To add Appium to the PATH variable, follow the steps below:

    • Windows:

      1. Open the System Properties window by right-clicking on ‘My Computer’ or ‘This PC’ and selecting ‘Properties’.
      2. Click on the ‘Advanced system settings’ link on the left-hand side.
      3. In the System Properties window, click on the ‘Environment Variables’ button.
      4. In the ‘Environment Variables’ window, under ‘System Variables’, scroll down and select the ‘Path’ variable. Click on the ‘Edit’ button.
      5. Add the path to the Appium executable (usually C:\Program Files\Appium) to the ‘Variable value’ field, making sure to separate it from the previous path with a semicolon (;).
      6. Click on ‘OK’ to save the changes.
    • macOS:

      1. Open a terminal.
      2. Run the following command: sudo nano /etc/paths
      3. Enter your password when prompted.
      4. In the text editor that opens, add the path to the Appium executable (usually /usr/local/bin) as a new line.
      5. Press ‘Ctrl + X’ to exit, ‘Y’ to save the changes, and ‘Enter’ to confirm the filename.
      6. Restart the terminal for the changes to take effect.
    • Linux:

      1. Open a terminal.
      2. Edit the .bashrc or .bash_profile file in your home directory using a text editor (e.g., nano, vi, or gedit).
      3. Add the following line at the end of the file, replacing the path with the actual path to the Appium executable:

        export PATH=/path/to/appium:$PATH
      4. Save the file and exit the text editor.
      5. Run the following command to apply the changes: source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.bash_profile
  3. Verify the PATH variable: To verify if Appium is added to the PATH variable and accessible from any location, open a new terminal or command prompt window and type ‘appium’. If it is configured correctly, you should see the Appium server starting up without any errors.
  4. Additional Notes:

    • Make sure there are no typos or errors when adding Appium to the PATH variable. Even a small mistake can lead to the ‘appium’ command not being recognized.
    • If you had the terminal or command prompt window open while adding Appium to the PATH variable, restart it for the changes to take effect.
    • If you are using an IDE or a specific testing framework, make sure to configure it to use the correct Appium executable.

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