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add single binary to PATH
Maybe this is a WSL question, in which case I'm not sure where to ask.
I have a single binary that I want to add to path ~/.scry/bin/scry. So I went to ~/.bashrc and added
export PATH="$HOME/....
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Awk: Scripts on the path?
Is there a way to put little awk scriptoids on the path?
For example, I have this really useful collation operation:
// collate-csv.awk
FNR > 1 || NR == 1
And I can use it in all sorts of great ...
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Understanding the "-p" option to "command" in Bash and its interaction with the default PATH
The command command in bash: Run command with arguments ignoring any shell function named command.
The -p option means to use a default value of $PATH that is guaranteed to find all of the standard ...
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How to dynamically change path for different environment?
I have different versions of CUDA installed in /usr/local/cuda-... and
I need some way to select the right version for different projects.
I tried
export CUDA_HOME=/usr/local/cuda-10.0
export PATH=\$...
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Environment Variable and PATH issue
I tried to set an environment variable for the Sublist3r tool and messed up. Now whenever I switch to the root user (with sudo su) the only command I am able to use is exit (attaching the images).
I ...
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Duplicate Paths, Issues with .bash_profile
I was directed here from Stack Overflow after posting a question about struggling to get PyExifTool to work. It seems however that the problem was multifaceted and being a novice I was told to seek ...
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.bashrc: syntax error near unexpected token '('
I use the Windows Subsystem For Linux. On launching Ubuntu, I get this errors:
-bash: /home/divyansh/.bashrc: line 119: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: /home/divyansh/.bashrc: line 119: `...
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How to tar only specified files via wildcard?
I would like to tar only specified files. I have tried:
$ ls $des/bin
a.c analysis.hpp classify.hpp main.cpp split.hpp
a.cpp a.out grade.cpp main.out student.cpp
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CentOS 7 PATH overwritten by /etc/bashrc
I have a Dell server running CentOS 7. I installed the iDRAC remote access tools from Dell, and it reset my PATH variable.
Some more details:
I have a script in /etc/profiles.d which adds something to ...
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Set permanent environment variable for all shells
I want to set the root level environment variable that comes from sh(1) so that it is shared across all shells: sh, bash, zsh, and fish.
I can see in /etc/profile there's a command /usr/libexec/...
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How to define PATH? Without PATH errors
When I write in .bashrc:
export PATH=\$PATH:\/usr/local/qc/OPENMPI_3_1_4/bin/
after a reboot, I get this error with any command line:
david@doc1:~> less
If 'less' is not a typo you can use command-...
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setting JAVA_HOME and PATH with update-alternatives
EDITED
The question was more about bash script them java environment and thanks for those whom had the patience and spare the time to reply me. I am much obliged.
As for the Java environment I started ...
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How does bash and sh find python if it's not in $PATH?
How does the shell know where to find python when I don't have a $PATH variable set?
$ env -i bash
bash-3.2$ env
PWD=/Users/cweber/projects/monorepo
SHLVL=1
_=/usr/bin/env
bash-3.2$ which python
bash-...
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usr/.local/bin PATH anomaly [duplicate]
In Fedora 30, a youtube-dl problem just surfaced and I resolved it via
pip install --user -U youtube-dl.
This created ~/.local/bin/youtube-dl.
echo $PATH gives ".../home/steve/.local/bin...".
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problem with a remote server scp
I have admin access to a remote computer with Debian linux. At first everything were working well. I tried to define some variables globally so that all users can run a specific code. Now I can't scp ...
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How to exclude/hide a directory from a command (find command or else)?
How to exclude a folder or path from a command or application in general?
I am trying to exclude a path from find command but available possibilities like prune option explained here and here makes ...
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apt-get update no longer works after rebuilding corrupted PATH variable
I royally screwed up my PATH variable last night, thankfully a user called Icarus helped me rebuild it here.
However it's not fully fixed and I receive the same (or maybe very similar) error that I ...
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Why is the wrong bash running? [closed]
Just recently faced (weird to me) bash behavior. My environment is:
macOS
PATH variable modified to /usr/local/bin:$PATH
I don't remember if I've installed it before or it was already there, but the ...
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get full path to shared directory
I have done following
#!/bin/bash
PROJDIR="//$HOST/projects"
cd $PROJDIR
newscript
exit 0
Purpose of the script is to enter in shared folder and trigger another script
within it, but the script ...
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Run node script with a global variable
I have a node script index.js with a node_modules folder.
/script/myTestJscript/index.js
/script/myTestJscript/node_modules
/script/myTestJscript/package.json
I could run the script with the command ...
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How to track which file adds a path in PATH?
Something adds an undesired path to my PATH environment variable.
How can I find the culprit?
I've already looked at:
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_profile
/etc/bashrc
/etc/profile
/etc/environment
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uninstalled program in PATH
I have uninstalled gnome-screenshot, but when I write gnome in terminal and tap TAB, it still suggests gnome-screenshot (and other gnome apps, but it's correct). If I want to use uninstalled gnome-...
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Performing job array by reading in file paths from a text file
I am trying to perform a job array using script below.
#!/bin/bash --login
#$ -cwd
#$ -t 1-4
module load apps/bioinf
module load apps/trimmomatic/0.36/noarch
file=`awk "NR==$SGE_TASK_ID" ~/scratch/...
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Command in path not found [duplicate]
I've a command in the ~/.local/bin/ path (lets call it dog). Calling the command with the full path ~/.local/bin/dog works as expected .
When I do which dog I get the expected ~/.local/bin/dog. When ...
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Unable to execute bash scripts from within fish-shell
I have a collection of bash scripts that I have added to the PATH so that I can execute them from anywhere.
export PATH=$PATH:~/<path>/<to>/<scripts>
so along with
./<path>/&...
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parallel-ssh not appears in any path after pip installation
we installed the parallel-ssh
but after pip successfully installation the command parallel-ssh not appears in any path
where we are wrong?
locate parallel-ssh
which parallel-ssh
/usr/bin/which: ...
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Use sed to append data BEFORE a closing double quote encasing a Path
I need to append the path /opt/dell/dcc of an application outside of the default path statement in /etc/environment
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/...
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Since aliases are not inherited, is there any alternative to exporting the executable on the PATH?
I am trying to setup a system to switch between bash versions on a Mac.
I have this which works:
change_bash_version(){
if test "$1" == "3"; then
export PATH="$HOME/bash/versions/3.2.57:${...
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Confused about Configuring Linux Path Environment /etc/profile.d/*.sh being Executed Twice?
I am trying to set PKG_CONFIG_PATH to CentOS here are the code I tried
export |grep PKG_CONFIG_PATH
no output, normal...
echo "$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
why there is output here??...
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Add file to PATH only when in specific directory [duplicate]
Is it possible to make executable appear in the global search path when I am entering to the some specific directory and get it removed once directory changed again?
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Portable way to run command without PATH from bash script
cron calls my bash script (it's a backup script) with a very sparse PATH of /usr/bin:/usr. As a result, while a line like
lvcreate --size 1G --snapshot ...
works just fine when I run the script from ...
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How to check $PATH for installed software in a bash script?
Recently one of my bash scripts failed because cmake and zip / unzip were not installed on a system.
What would be a convenient way to check for installed packages in $PATH env?
I would like to ...
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"$PATH" being exported as literally "$PATH" [closed]
So in a bash_config profile I have
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk
export JAVA_PATH=$JAVA_HOME
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
But rather than appending the PATH it is setting it ...
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Trying to export a path from inside a bash script [duplicate]
I am trying to put my whole environment set up into a single bash file. I am only hitting one issue. When I try to export a new path from inside the file it is not setting the path in the environment ...
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Why is program not found in PATH [duplicate]
I've installed ipython inside virtualenv on my macOS. My PATH environment variable also shows virtualenv path to be at the beginning. which command also shows that ipython at the correct location.
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Bash can't find scripts in $PATH [closed]
I'm setting up a completely new, fresh Ubuntu 16.04 Minimal system, and have run into a weird problem. Even after adding $HOME/bin to the $PATH, bash can't seem to find any of the scripts in it, at ...
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Executable file named 'test' is in $PATH but won't run
I have a file in $HOME/bin (before you ask, yes, it is in my path) called test which I've confirmed can be executed fine when I run it with the full path to the file. However, I get a really weird ...
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Changing Path variable
I am not able to permanently change my PATH variable.
I tried changing .bash_profile file but, the changes were reverted (however the .bash_profile file had the path which I wrote) when I closed the ...
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Remove executable from path [duplicate]
I have a script called teleport in my path. When I type tele and hit tab, I'd like for tab-completion to complete this to teleport.
However, there's another program installed on my system: telepathy-...
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Adding path to .profile safely using a script
I want to add a directory to the $PATH environment variable through an install script. I have written a few programs, all present in one directory. They need a lot of other packages installed to run. ...
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Bash script with limited path
I'm trying to write my first bash script to essentially install a bunch of dependencies and then execute a script.
I'm struggling debugging this with the user b/c I'm a dev which means I already have ...
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Searching files in $PATH
I have some folders specified in my PATH environment variable. How do I list all the files in these folders?
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Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS: 'find' not found in PATH or not executable
I am trying to install some graphics libraries with the following command:
sudo apt install jpegoptim optipng
It however fails to run with stating the following:
Reading package lists... Done
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Properly feed paths to executables in bash script
Hello all I have a text file (1.txt) that contains full paths to binaries which I need to execute a command (val_bin) for each path in the file.
1.txt Example:
/source/ed/dev/ed/ab/ed_len/comercial/...
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Where is Cygwin set its PATH variable?
If I write echo $PATH in my Cygwin window (mintty) I get a list of paths. That list does not match the Windows Envirnonement variables list. I cannot find a file, where is the variable $PATH set. None ...
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Installed program executable runs from wrong location
I installed parcellite in Ubuntu (downloaded from http://parcellite.sourceforge.net/)
After installing from sources, sudo make install, I can see that it is installed at below location.
However, ...
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Add directory to all PATH-like variables [closed]
Is there a function that can add a root folder to all path-like variables? At the moment I use this function:
function prepend_paths() {
ROOT_PATH=$(readlink -f $1)
export PATH=$ROOT_PATH/bin:...
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updating PATH to work for every current working dir
Say I have this defined for PATH
export PATH="./node_modules/.bin:${PATH}"
does that mean that any process that uses PATH, will have a reference to node_modules/.bin from the current working dir?
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Find command that excludes paths listed in a file
I need to exclude a bunch of paths from a find command. For example:
find "$(pwd)" -not \( \
-path "*/.git"\
-o -path "*/.git/*"\
-o -path "*/.vscode"\
-o -path "*/.vscode/*"\
-o -path "*/...
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How can I set PATH in the `dash`(or bash) shell so that it doesn't search any dirs ? because empty PATH searches current directory
In Dash if I set the PATH to an empty string, it searches in current directory:
$ export PATH=
$ echo $PATH
$ emptyexe
$ /usr/bin/ls emptyexe
emptyexe
$ pwd
/home/ctor
$ cd ..
$ emptyexe
dash: 36: ...
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