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Asked: 2026-06-12T15:20:09+00:00

Unfortunately stuck using Windows command line as opposed to Linux bash… When installing chef

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Unfortunately stuck using Windows command line as opposed to Linux bash…

When installing chef cookbooks from command line using 

knife cookbook site install COOKBOOK

the COOKBOOK.tar.gz file will download but won’t extract. How can I make this happen in Windows Command line?

The error messages received

ERROR: Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed: Expected process to exit with [0], but received '1'
...
STDERR: 'tar' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

What do I need to do for the cookbook to automatically install as it normally should?

EDIT: ADDITIONAL INFO: cygwin & ruby are also installed.
The tar package is installed and can unzip files using 

tar xvzf apt.tar.gz
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  1. Editorial Team

    The problem is with the PATH variable in Windows.

    Ensure the PATH environment variable doesn’t contain any spaces.

    If there are spaces, remove them OR
    move the paths applicable to your chef installation to the beginning of the PATH variable 

    D:\Programs\Git\cmd;D:\Programs\cygwin\bin;D:\Programs\chef\bin;RESTOFPATH
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