ohhhhhh.... so that's whu when I added something to my path it didn't work! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:29 PM, Paul Mooring wrote: > exporting your path just makes it available for other shells. If you can > run `echo $PATH` and you see '/home/larry/bin' as part of your PATH, it's > definitely in you path for that particular seesion, you might make sure > that the permissions are correct `ls -lah /home/larry/bin` should show > execute bits on foo.sh > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 9:27 PM, James Mcphee wrote: > >> If you don't add export PATH=/home/larry/bin:${PATH} to your >> .bash_profile (or .profile, or .bashrc depending on your shell and how you >> execute it), you'd need to do it each time. Adding the export into your >> profile or rc files will make sure that's run at shell execution. Consult >> your shell documentation for the correct files and when/if they are loaded >> at any time. >> >> For example, if you go through the standard login function, bash reads >> /etc/bash_profile (fallback to /etc/profile), ~/.bash_profile, >> ~/.bash_login, and then ~/.profile, in that order. Subshells take the rc >> files, like /etc/bashrc and ~/.bashrc. And of course, your various profile >> and rc files usually contain things like bash_profile's: ". ~/.bashrc" and >> debian's sourcing of scripts in /etc/profile.d in /etc/profile. >> >> For general use, just add your stuff to ~/.profile and you'll almost >> always get it for most shells that you interact with. >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: >> >>> I don't remember as I did it long ago. but when I type echo $PATH, >>> what I get is: >>> >>> >>> /home/larry/bin:/opt/OpenPrinting-Gutenprint/sbin:/opt/OpenPrinting-Gutenprint/bin:/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games >>> >>> does that mean I did? or if I need to export it, when and how often is >>> it needed? >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 9:26 PM, Carl Parrish wrote: >>> >>>> Did you export? >>>> On Feb 26, 2014 8:18 PM, "Dazed_75" wrote: >>>> >>>>> I thought $PATH contained the series of paths searched to find an >>>>> executable file by the name specified on the command line. Specifically if >>>>> my $ENV contains a $PATH which reads: >>>>> >>>>> /home/larry/bin: >>>>> >>>>> that an executable file like foo.sh found in /home/larry/bin/ could be >>>>> run by simply typing foo.sh on the command line. What am I doing wrong as >>>>> it does not work though it does if I type ./bin/foo.sh while in >>>>> /home/larry/? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >>>>> >>>>> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages >>>>> to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses >>>>> from a forwarded message body before clicking Send. >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >>> >>> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to >>> multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses >>> from a forwarded message body before clicking Send. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> James McPhee >> jmcphe@gmail.com >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Paul Mooring > Operations Engineer > Chef > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >