[DOCS] Windows 11 users will benefit from correct path to `bash.exe``

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 12, 2025 by pawn002 Closed Feb 14, 2026

Documentation Type

Unclear/confusing documentation

Documentation Location

I ran into this while installing native Claude Code for Windows (11). At the end of the installation it states to set CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH to my git bash.

Section/Topic

Example path should be provided.

Current Documentation

I don't recall specifically.

What's Wrong or Missing?

I left to my own devices to figure the correct path to use for CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH

I set the path var to C:\Users\pawn0\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\git-bash.exe and ran into issues where Claude Code could not see the output of bash commands, causing it to get derailed by unexpected lack of outputs.

It told me that it could work around this, but tokens are not cheap(ish), and I didn't want Claude Code doing gymnastics to work around it.

Claude Code ought to work smoothly so I persisted and realized the path needed to be set to C:\Users\pawn0\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\bin\bash.exe—notice the .\bin\ part.

Suggested Improvement

For example, C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\bin\bash.exe

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

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