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John Pankowicz
John Pankowicz

Reputation: 4431

docker-dive extension for VsCode - error trying to run

I installed the "docker dive" extension in VsCode. I aready had the Docker extension installed (which it requires). The docs say that Dive will run when an image is selected in the Docker extension images list. But that does not happen.

I entered "dive" in the command palette and "Docker:Dive" came up. I selected it and it displayed a list of my images for me to select one. When I did that, a new terminal window opened and tried to run dive my_image_name.

Then Powershell displayed the error: dive : The term 'dive' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, .... It's looking for "dive" in my PATH.

I'm confused. Docker Dive is an installed extension. Why should it also need it in my PATH? And if it really needs it, what is the path of the executable?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 924

Answers (1)

Hackerman
Hackerman

Reputation: 12305

You need to install dive first. Just check the repo and you should be ready to go github.com/wagoodman/dive

For Windows users. From the releases page https://github.com/wagoodman/dive/releases/ you need to find the Assets and download the windows one. Like https://github.com/wagoodman/dive/releases/download/v0.10.0/dive_0.10.0_windows_amd64.zip

You unzip the file and then you can create a folder on your C drive called dive, like C:\dive. Copy the executable dive.exe intoC:\dive

Then you need to add that folder address into your PATH. For that you need to go to enter image description here

From there you click on Environment Variables, then to System variables; from there you click on the Path variable and then on Edit. On the Edit window, add a new entry, with tyhe New button; the add C:\dive and click Ok button. enter image description here

Then close and re open Visual Studio Code. Now the extension should work as intended.

Upvotes: 1

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