ERROR keytool is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file

Question

When I use the command:

C:\>keytool -list -alias androiddebugkey 
                      -keystore .android\debug.keystore 
                      -storepass android -keypass android

This ERROR occurs:

'keytool' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I'm not able to get the certificate fingerprint(MD5) on my computer and have also ensured that the keystore file is present in the appropriate location.

Any help?

Answer 1

Check if the directory and the keytool executable is in your %PATH% environment variable.

For example, on my Windows 7 machine, it is in C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin, and my %PATH% variable looks like C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\