From 0ce6438268961b76d11ef6e9210b03c2100171b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JoeArizona Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:12:39 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update install instructions to reflect hugo.exe filename change The install tutorial instructed users to rename the *.exe file to hugo.exe because it used to have a big long name. In Hugo 0.16 the file is already named hugo.exe, so the tutorial made no sense on that point. Edited out those instructions. --- .../tutorials/installing-on-windows.md | 33 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/content/tutorials/installing-on-windows.md b/docs/content/tutorials/installing-on-windows.md index 0535aae92..8d13158be 100644 --- a/docs/content/tutorials/installing-on-windows.md +++ b/docs/content/tutorials/installing-on-windows.md @@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ You'll need a place to store the Hugo executable, your content (the files that y 1. Download the latest zipped Hugo executable from the [Hugo Releases](https://github.com/spf13/hugo/releases) page. 2. Extract all contents to your `..\Hugo\bin` folder. -3. You'll probably want to rename the Hugo executable to something short like `hugo.exe`. -4. In Powershell or your preferred CLI, add the `hugo.exe` executable to your PATH by navigating to `C:\Hugo\bin` (or the location of your hugo.exe file) and use the command `set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Hugo\bin`. If the `hugo` command does not work after a reboot, you may have to run the command prompt as administrator. +3. In Powershell or your preferred CLI, add the `hugo.exe` executable to your PATH by navigating to `C:\Hugo\bin` (or the location of your hugo.exe file) and use the command `set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Hugo\bin`. If the `hugo` command does not work after a reboot, you may have to run the command prompt as administrator. ## Less technical users @@ -46,24 +45,24 @@ You'll need a place to store the Hugo executable, your content (the files that y 3. Find the Windows files near the bottom (they're in alphabetical order, so Windows is last) – download either the 32-bit or 64-bit file depending on whether you have 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. (If you don't know, [see here](https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1038680.aspx).) 4. Move the ZIP file into your `C:\Hugo\bin` folder. 5. Double-click on the ZIP file and extract its contents. Be sure to extract the contents into the same `C:\Hugo\bin` folder – Windows will do this by default unless you tell it to extract somewhere else. -6. You should now have three new files: an .exe file, license.md, and readme.md. (you can delete the ZIP download now.) -7. Rename the .exe file to `hugo.exe`. -8. Now add Hugo to your Windows PATH settings: +6. You should now have three new files: hugo.exe, license.md, and readme.md. (you can delete the ZIP download now.) +7. Now add Hugo to your Windows PATH settings: -#### For Windows 10 users: -- Right click on the **Start** button -- Click on **System** -- Click on **Advanced System Settings** on the left -- Click on the **Environment Variables** button on the bottom -- In the User variables section, find the row that starts with PATH (PATH will be all caps) -- Double-click on **PATH** -- Click the **New** button. -- Type in Hugo's path, which is `C:\Hugo\bin\hugo.exe` if you went by the instructions above. Press Enter when you're done typing. -- Click OK at every window to exit. + #### For Windows 10 users: + - Right click on the **Start** button + - Click on **System** + - Click on **Advanced System Settings** on the left + - Click on the **Environment Variables** button on the bottom + - In the User variables section, find the row that starts with PATH (PATH will be all caps) + - Double-click on **PATH** + - Click the **New** button. + - Type in Hugo's path, which is `C:\Hugo\bin\hugo.exe` if you went by the instructions above. Press Enter when you're done typing. + - Click OK at every window to exit. -(Note that the path editor in Windows 10 was added in the large [November 2015 Update](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/11/12/first-major-update-for-windows-10-available-today/). You'll need to have that or a later update installed for the above steps to work. You can see what Windows 10 build you have by clicking on the Start button → Settings → System → About. See [here](http://www.howtogeek.com/236195/how-to-find-out-which-build-and-version-of-windows-10-you-have/) for more.) + (Note that the path editor in Windows 10 was added in the large [November 2015 Update](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/11/12/first-major-update-for-windows-10-available-today/). You'll need to have that or a later update installed for the above steps to work. You can see what Windows 10 build you have by clicking on the Start button → Settings → System → About. See [here](http://www.howtogeek.com/236195/how-to-find-out-which-build-and-version-of-windows-10-you-have/) for more.) -Windows 7 and 8.1 do not include an easy path editor, so non-technical users on those platforms are advised to install a free third-party path editor like [Windows Environment Variables Editor](http://eveditor.com/) or [Path Editor](https://patheditor2.codeplex.com/). + #### For Windows 7 and 8.x users + Windows 7 and 8.1 do not include the easy path editor included in Windows 10, so non-technical users on those platforms are advised to install a free third-party path editor like [Windows Environment Variables Editor](http://eveditor.com/) or [Path Editor](https://patheditor2.codeplex.com/). ## Verify the executable