Error message "gradlew: command not found"

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I am working on a Java project with Gradle Wrapper (gradlew). I use Ubuntu Linux as my OS. When I run "gradle" it runs, and gives me information. But when I run "gradlew", it outputs as:

No command 'gradlew' found, did you mean:
Command 'gradle' from package 'gradle' (universe)
gradlew: command not found"

I did my research, I have the JDK, and I did sudo apt-get install gradle. How can I fix it?

The error is:

gradlew clean jpackage

Output:

bash: gradlew: command not found...

Run `./gradlew`. It isn't on your path but is an executable that is present in the root directory of the project you checkout. — mkobit, Jan 17 '17 at 15:20
Read the documentation on the gradle wrapper, https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/gradle_wrapper.html. — ditkin, Jan 17 '17 at 15:24
Using Windows: Solve my problem running command prompt as administrator — Vladimir Salguero, Feb 12 '22 at 16:27

score 337 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 28 '23 at 05:44

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Linux and macOS

As noted in the comments, just running

./gradlew

worked for me. Adding the ./ tells it to look in the current directory since it isn't in the path.

If it stills doesn't work, run (as commented by Fadi)

chmod +x gradlew

And then try again

Windows PowerShell

.\gradlew

edited Feb 28 '23 at 05:44

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answered May 12 '17 at 11:39

Suragch

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first try "chmod +x gradlew" and then "./gradlew" if not working – Fadi Aug 02 '18 at 18:24
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for macOS catalina, "sudo bash ./gradlew" works for me – daniel Aug 11 '20 at 05:07
no one can even assume that there might be no gradlew at the address ./ – Waldmann Mar 28 '23 at 08:10
chmod +x gradlew has worked for me – MetaSnarf May 01 '23 at 20:33
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To those who are confused about the `chmod +x ./gradlew`, the `chmod +x` part just makes the `./gradlew` executable. You need to use this, just trying with `sudo` won't work. – Tashrik Anam Jun 25 '23 at 17:48

score 140 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 21 '23 at 04:42

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The Gradle wrapper needs to be built. Try running gradle wrapper --gradle-version 2.13.

Remember to change 2.13 to your Gradle version number. After running this command, you should see new scripts added to your project folder. You should be able to run the wrapper with ./gradlew build to build your code.

Please refer to this guide for more information: Building Java Projects with Gradle

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answered Jan 17 '17 at 15:25

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score 80 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 04:43

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Running this Bash command works for me by running chmod 755 gradlew as sometimes file properties changed upon moving from one OS to another (Windows, Linux and Mac).

edited Feb 21 '23 at 04:43

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answered Feb 26 '17 at 13:00

Ayman Mahgoub

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Your solution works, just to clarify, this command allows for execution file as a program (on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS) – Jacek Sawko Apr 26 '21 at 13:55
[chmod 755](https://chmodcommand.com/chmod-755/) = (chmod a+rwx,g-w,o-w) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can execute. ***(O)thers*** can read, can't write and can ***execute***. – Peter Mortensen Feb 21 '23 at 04:44

score 47 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:14

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If you are using Mac, try giving root access to gradlew by doing:

chmod +x ./gradlew

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answered Apr 11 '19 at 06:51

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score 30 · Answer 5 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 04:51

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From Mac,

Nothing is working except the following command:

chmod 777 gradlew

Then

./gradlew

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Peter Mortensen

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answered Jun 13 '18 at 22:35

MD. Shafiul Alam Biplob

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gradlew needs permission on linux/mac, working for me after chmod 777 gradlew in root of my project. – Faisal Jul 05 '18 at 07:55
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'chmod 777' makes gradlew world writable. This is a major security issue. Use 'chmod 555' instead. – Kelly Setzer Jun 17 '19 at 14:35
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I'd recommend chmod 755 (-rwxr-xr-x). over 777 – notStan Jun 28 '19 at 10:07
[chmod 777](https://chmodcommand.com/chmod-777/): (chmod a+rwx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can write and can execute. ***(O)thers can read, can write and can execute***. – Peter Mortensen Feb 21 '23 at 04:51
[chmod 555](https://chmodcommand.com/chmod-555/): (chmod a+rwx,u-w,g-w,o-w) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can execute. – Peter Mortensen Feb 21 '23 at 04:53
[chmod 755](https://chmodcommand.com/chmod-755/): (chmod a+rwx,g-w,o-w) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can execute. – Peter Mortensen Feb 21 '23 at 04:55

score 29 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 04:55

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The same problem occurs to me...

I check the file wrx permissions with:

$ls -l ./gradlew -> -rw-rw-r-- (no execute permission)

So I use command $chmod +x ./gradlew and this problem is solved.

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answered Jul 21 '18 at 16:28

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score 21 · Answer 7 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:00

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In addition to Suragch's answer:

Linux and macOS

./gradlew clean

Windows PowerShell

.\gradlew clean

Windows cmd

gradlew clean

edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:00

Peter Mortensen

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answered Mar 27 '19 at 16:27

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Thanks! after hours of lurking from macos environment, this fixed: ./gradlew clean – gpbaculio Aug 25 '20 at 01:29

score 12 · Answer 8 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:27

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You must have the Gradle wrapper available locally before using gradlew. To construct that

gradle wrapper # --gradle-version v.xy

Optionally, pass the Gradle version explicitly. This step produces the gradlew binary. And then you should be able to

./gradlew build

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answered Jul 16 '20 at 09:24

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zsh: command not found: gradle – Waldmann Mar 28 '23 at 08:11

score 7 · Answer 9 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:19

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For Ubuntu (Linux) users:

Doing bash ./gradlew build works, but ./gradlew build does not work.

For me, the issue was it was on the NTFS file system, and Linux does not let you execute a script from NTFS.

Try moving the code from NTFS to a Linux partition. Then ./gradlew build should work.

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answered Jul 03 '19 at 07:21

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Works for RedHat 7 too – G_V Nov 19 '19 at 13:28
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Pop_OS! here, worked. Though my filesystem is default ext4 – Kirill Starostin Aug 27 '20 at 11:36
Re *"Linux does not let you execute a script from NTFS."*: Why not? Isn't it only a question of permissions (or how the partition is mounted)? What is special about NTFS? – Peter Mortensen Feb 21 '23 at 05:20

score 7 · Answer 10 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:25

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If you are using Visual Studio Code with Flutter, you should find it in your app folder, under the android folder:

C:\myappFolder\android

You can run this in the terminal:

./gradlew signingReport

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answered Jun 27 '20 at 23:17

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this was the case for me – shiv zuh Jul 07 '21 at 07:51

score 4 · Answer 11 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 04:57

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The first thing is you need to run the gradle task that you mentioned for this wrapper. Example:

gradle wrapper

After running this command, check your directory for the gradlew and gradlew.bat files. gradlew is the shell script file, and it can be used in Linux and macOS. gradlew.bat is the batch file for the Windows OS. Then run,

./gradlew build (Linux and Mac). It will work.

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score 2 · Answer 12 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:29

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Issue: Couldn't find gradlew at path jenkins

In my case, within the Jenkins CI for flutter project, I have to first run the flutter build app command, and then it automatically generated a gradlew file. And the above issue is resolved.

I put this command in my Jenkins file:

flutter build apk

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score 2 · Answer 13 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:33

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In a Flutter project, don't forget to go to 'android' folder with 'cd android'. Then you can run a command like './gradlew build' or './gradlew clean' on it (macOS).

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score 1 · Answer 14 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 04:58

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If the answer marked as correct does not work, it is because you need to identify yourself as a super user.

sudo gradle wrapper --gradle-version 2.13

It worked for me.

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score 1 · Answer 15 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:23

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I faced the same issue, but after some tries I found it was happening because I was trying to create build in Git Bash, instead of CMD with system administrator access.

If you create build with a command prompt, run as administrator. Then the build will get created.

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score 1 · Answer 16 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:27

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Instead of gradlew assembleRelease, use ./gradlew assembleRelease.

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score 1 · Answer 17 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:30

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If you are trying to run this command for a Flutter app, then go to the android folder first by cd android. And then use the command, and it should work.

cd android
./gradlew signingReport

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score 0 · Answer 18 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 04:49

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I use IntelliJ IDEA and in Windows in the terminal I type:

gradlew.bat run

It is working for me.

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Windows is *different*. For some reason, it always resolves executables in `.` as if it is in the path, even when it is very clearly not in the path. – Guss Dec 19 '17 at 12:04

score 0 · Answer 19 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:32

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I had to do dos2unix * in my current folder to make it work.

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score -2 · Answer 20 · edited Feb 21 '23 at 05:35

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Error:

Command 'gradlew' not found, did you mean:
command 'gradle' from snap gradle (7.2)
command 'gradle' from deb gradle (4.4.1-13)
See 'snap info ' for additional versions.

Use this command:

./gradlew signingReport

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Error message "gradlew: command not found"

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