feat(install): add Windows PATH persistence via registry

Add support for persistently adding the install directory to the Windows user PATH via the registry. This works from Git Bash (MINGW64), MSYS2, and Cygwin, converting paths appropriately and using PowerShell to modify the registry. Also adds to the current session's PATH for immediate use.
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Sylwester Liljegren
2026-04-19 21:30:37 +02:00
parent 9421c29ff2
commit 96f5241aa1
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@@ -385,6 +385,57 @@ add_to_path() {
fi
}
# Persistently add $INSTALL_DIR to the Windows user PATH via the registry.
# Works from Git Bash (MINGW64), MSYS2, and Cygwin.
# Converts the MSYS/Cygwin path to native Windows form so that cmd and
# PowerShell also see the entry.
add_to_windows_path() {
local win_install_dir
if command -v cygpath >/dev/null 2>&1; then
win_install_dir=$(cygpath -w "$INSTALL_DIR")
else
# Fallback: naive conversion /c/Users/... -> C:\Users\...
win_install_dir=$(echo "$INSTALL_DIR" | sed -e 's|^/\([a-zA-Z]\)/|\1:\\|' -e 's|/|\\|g')
fi
# Escape single-quotes for PowerShell single-quoted strings ('' is the escape sequence)
local win_install_dir_ps="${win_install_dir//\'/\'\'}"
local ps_cmd
ps_cmd=$(cat <<EOFPS
\$kiloPath = '$win_install_dir_ps'
\$currentPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User')
\$pathParts = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty(\$currentPath)) { @() } else { \$currentPath -split ';' }
if (\$pathParts -notcontains \$kiloPath) {
\$newPath = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty(\$currentPath)) { \$kiloPath } else { "\$currentPath;\$kiloPath" }
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', \$newPath, 'User')
Write-Output 'added'
}
EOFPS
)
local ps_output
if command -v powershell.exe >/dev/null 2>&1; then
ps_output=$(powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "$ps_cmd" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
elif command -v pwsh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
ps_output=$(pwsh -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "$ps_cmd" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
else
return 1
fi
if [[ "$ps_output" == *"added"* ]]; then
print_message info "${MUTED}Successfully added ${NC}kilo ${MUTED}to Windows user PATH${NC}"
fi
# Also add to the current bash session so `kilo` works immediately
# without the user needing to open a new terminal.
if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$INSTALL_DIR:"* ]]; then
export PATH="$INSTALL_DIR:$PATH"
fi
return 0
}
XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}
current_shell=$(basename "$SHELL")
@@ -411,6 +462,13 @@ case $current_shell in
esac
if [[ "$no_modify_path" != "true" ]]; then
# Detect if we are running on Windows (MINGW, MSYS, Cygwin) regardless
# of whether the binary was installed from download or --binary.
_running_on_windows=false
case "$(uname -s)" in
MINGW*|MSYS*|CYGWIN*) _running_on_windows=true ;;
esac
config_file=""
for file in $config_files; do
if [[ -f $file ]]; then
@@ -419,7 +477,12 @@ if [[ "$no_modify_path" != "true" ]]; then
fi
done
if [[ -z $config_file ]]; then
if [[ "$_running_on_windows" == "true" ]] && add_to_windows_path; then
# Handled via the Windows user-level PATH in the registry.
# The change is visible in new cmd / PowerShell / Git Bash sessions.
# We also exported it into the current session above.
:
elif [[ -z $config_file ]]; then
print_message warning "No config file found for $current_shell. You may need to manually add to PATH:"
print_message info " export PATH=$INSTALL_DIR:\$PATH"
elif [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$INSTALL_DIR:"* ]]; then