title: Run gimp from console
body: <p>I am a windows user and want to run gimp from the console as seen <a href="http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Basic_Batch/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.  On Windows this means putting the program on your path.  I used:</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And....</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe
  C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but when I type:</p>
  
  <pre><code>gimp --version
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\Users\trinker&gt;gimp --version
  'gimp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I make Windows detect gimp from the command line so that I can run batches?  Unfortunately typing <code>gimp</code> + <code>path</code> results in searches related to the path creating in gimp.</p>
  
  <p>I can run the gui of gimp fine.</p>