title: 'chcp' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. on a Windows PC
body: <p>I am receiving the error message below in the command prompt when using the <code>git init</code> command.  I'm using a Windows PC running Windows 7.</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\rails_projects\first_app&gt;git init
  'chcp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.
  Reinitialized existing Git repository in C:/rails_projects/first_app/.git/
  'chcp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm new to Ruby on Rails and I'm trying to create a repository for my Rails project.  When I use a command such as <code>rails new first_app</code> or <code>rails server</code> I don't receive the message, only when I used the <code>git init</code> command does it show up.  Also, as you can see the command still functions correctly (i.e. <code>Reinitialized existing Git repository in C:/rails_projects/first_app/.git/</code>), however, it's annoying to see the error message every time I make a command. </p>
  
  <p><strong>Does anyone have any idea how to fix this problem?</strong>  I found a link that told me I need to switch the console to Windows-1252  <a href="http://illegalargumentexception.blogspot.com/2009/04/i18n-unicode-at-windows-command-prompt.html#charsets_1252" rel="noreferrer">http://illegalargumentexception.blogspot.com/2009/04/i18n-unicode-at-windows-command-prompt.html#charsets_1252</a> but that didn't work.</p>
  
  <p>I appreciate any help, thanks!</p>