From b13628b24bfd280931f5d195149883d9eb848cc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Nordberg <simon@simonnordberg.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:52:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: auto-add install directory to PATH on Windows

---
 README.md           | 13 ++++---------
 scripts/install.ps1 |  8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2097054..5c106fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,15 +36,10 @@ irm https://releases.codebahn.net/cli/install.ps1 | iex
 ```
 
 This downloads the latest binary, verifies its SHA256 checksum and GPG
-signature (if gpg is installed), and installs to
-`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\codebahn`. Override with `$env:INSTALL_DIR`.
-
-After install, add the directory to your PATH if the script warns it is
-missing:
-
-```powershell
-[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\codebahn;$([Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User'))", 'User')
-```
+signature (if gpg is installed), installs to
+`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\codebahn`, and adds it to your PATH.
+Override the install location with `$env:INSTALL_DIR`. Restart your
+terminal after install.
 
 ### From source
 
diff --git a/scripts/install.ps1 b/scripts/install.ps1
index fd3aeef..eafc3f5 100644
--- a/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ function Install-Codebahn {
 
         $userPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User')
         if ($userPath -notlike "*$InstallDir*") {
-            Write-Host ''
-            Write-Host "Warning: $InstallDir is not in your PATH."
-            Write-Host "Add it with:  `$env:Path = `"$InstallDir;`$env:Path`""
-            Write-Host "Or permanently: [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', `"$InstallDir;`$([Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User'))`", 'User')"
+            [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', "$InstallDir;$userPath", 'User')
+            $env:Path = "$InstallDir;$env:Path"
+            Write-Host "Added $InstallDir to your PATH."
+            Write-Host 'Restart your terminal for the change to take effect in new sessions.'
         }
     }
     finally {