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macOS adding a file to my path

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jamesapp

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Mar 7, 2008
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i have a shell script in a directory on my hard drive.
it is located in my home directory.
how do i make this script executable anywhere on my hard drive?
i am thinking i would have to add this script to my path, but am not sure how to do this.
 
lee1210

lee1210

macrumors 68040
Jan 10, 2005
3,182
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Dallas, TX
Open the terminal and create a file called .bash_profile in your home directory.

Place this line in this file:
Code: 
export PATH=$PATH:~

Save the file.

Any new terminal you open will now have your home directory in the path. So when searching for executables with a name you've provided, that will be one directory (the last one, if you add it exactly as above) that is searched.

-Lee
 
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