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kubectl diff on windows returns an error: executable file not found in PATH

I have a problem using Kubectl on Windows:

C:\> kubectl diff -f app.yml
error: executable file not found in %PATH%

Kubernetes is installed with the Docker Desktop. The same error comes independent of the file, I'm using as an argument (even if the .yml file doesn't contain anything).

Version:

C:\> kubectl version
Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"16", GitVersion:"v1.16.0", GitCommit:"2bd9643cee5b3b3a5ecbd3af49d09018f0773c77", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2019-09-18T14:36:53Z", GoVersion:"go1.12.9", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"windows/amd64"}
Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"14", GitVersion:"v1.14.6", GitCommit:"96fac5cd13a5dc064f7d9f4f23030a6aeface6cc", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2019-08-19T11:05:16Z", GoVersion:"go1.12.9", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
Solution

  • After installing DiffUtils for Windows on my local machine and restarting the machine everything works.