Shell Scripts

[pulpfile]

OK, I was going through this tutorial, and I hit several bumps:
http://www.linuxcommand.org/wss0010.php

I set the command
echo PATH=$PATH:/home/bin
both from the terminal and in my .bash_profile
But when I type
my_script
I get "command not found"

/home/bin DOES show up when I do echo=$PATH. What gives?
By the way, my_script is set to 755, and runs just fine when I type ./my_script

[sAg3]

Re: Shell Scripts

In ~/.bashrc add export PATH=$PATH:/home/bin or whatever the correct path for the directory is where i put /home/bin. Put this at the bottom. Then you must close the current shell session and open a new one. I think that should work.

Goodluck

[kubicle]

Re: Shell Scripts

Shouldn't you create the script in /home/<USERNAME>/bin rather than /home/bin?

.bash_profile already contains this to add a user 'bin' to path if existing:

# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
if [ -d ~/bin ] ; then
  PATH=~/bin:"${PATH}"
fi

If you want to create scripts for all users, the logical place for them are /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/sbin (which are already in PATH)

[pulpfile]

Re: Shell Scripts

Shouldn't you create the script in /home/<USERNAME>/bin rather than /home/bin?

Yes, sorry. That's what I meant. It is in /home/[MYUSERNAME]/bin

EDIT: OK, I got it. Thanks! It works now.