How to open atom using a "atom ." command in terminal?

Question

I want to open the project using atom . command in command prompt but it says atom is not recognized as an internal or external command

How can I fix the problem?

Answer 1

For future reference: Windows user only

Go to C:\Users\<username>, then enable Hidden items in View tab. Click AppData Local then Atom. Then, click app-<version>.

Go to the path:

On Search in taskbar type variable. Then click Edit the system environment variable.

Select Path. Then click Edit, New, and Paste the copied Path . Then finally click all ok buttons. Then close cmd and open again.

atom --version

To open a project with atom

Go to your project directory: by typing cd /<foldername> using cmd or bash. Then type,

atom .

Answer 2

At first navigate to Atom shortcut icon and go to properties there you have to copy the start in address. And after that go to system advanced settings by clicking the This Pc properties or by (win + r) and click environment variables. navigate to the path section and edit the path with the copied address. Boom. Restart your terminal and then see the magic. Check that Images you will get an Idea.

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Answer 3

Navigate to C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\atom\app-x.xx.x\resources\cli, add it to your path. Open cmd, navigate to the desired folder, running the atom . command should be functional now

Answer 4

If you're on Windows, you'll have to go to the enviroment variable select and edit the variable path copy and paste the value down the below.

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\atom\bin

You can do this by opening the run dialog (win + r), type "SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe" and hit enter. Here you should select "Environment Variables..." and edit the Path for your user (because atom is probably installed only for you).

Answer 5

just type in a terminal opened ** - in the right directory - **:

atom .

that's all folks!