Newb question - Running a script from the root directory
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@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Figured out how to remove the entries as well.
export PATH=/export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/binDamn that's easy.
The more I learn, the more I realize that doing
$TASKSin a Linux environment usually results in "Damn, that's easy." -
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
What user are you trying to run it as?
Also, consider using a file location already designated for this instead. Like /usr/local/bin
As the root user.
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@eddiejennings said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Figured out how to remove the entries as well.
export PATH=/export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/binDamn that's easy.
The more I learn, the more I realize that doing
$TASKSin a Linux environment usually results in "Damn, that's easy."@scottalanmiller often tells me (paraphrased):
"You are making this much tougher on yourself because you are thinking about it like Windows. This is just ... EASY." -
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI always put machine specific scripts in /use/local/bin. If I need to share them they are usually auto mounted.
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@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
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@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
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@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding
/opt/scripts/this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason. -
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
Why so many quotes?
Yes, /opt/scripts would work, /root/opt/scripts does, too. Neither is a good location.
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@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
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@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding
/opt/scripts/this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.Why so many quotes?
Yes, /opt/scripts would work, /root/opt/scripts does, too. Neither is a good location.
Grr those aren't quotes those are the red code markdown.... and I added to many.... sorry typo error.
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@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
Originally I created the directory
/opt/scriptsand put the script in there so the Directory looked like/opt/scripts/script.sh
I went back and change the script location to be in /usr/local/bin
So in /usr/local/bin I now have script.sh
This now works without issue, and /opt/scripts no longer exists.
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@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
Originally I created the directory
/opt/scriptsand put the script in there so the Directory looks like/opt/scripts/script.sh
I went back and change the script location to be in /usr/local/bin
So in /usr/local/bin I now have script.sh
This now works without issue, and /opt/scripts no longer exists.
Ok ya that’s where the problem was. /opt/scripts is different than /root/opt/scripts. If you would have had that in your .bashrc or .bash_profile (or whichever shell config you’re using) it would have worked. But you still have to let the user know of the PATH change.
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Also what’s up with the giant red plus button right where you’re typing on mobile now?
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@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
Originally I created the directory
/opt/scriptsand put the script in there so the Directory looks like/opt/scripts/script.sh
I went back and change the script location to be in /usr/local/bin
So in /usr/local/bin I now have script.sh
This now works without issue, and /opt/scripts no longer exists.
Ok ya that’s where the problem was. /opt/scripts is different than /root/opt/scripts. If you would have had that in your .bashrc or .bash_profile (or whichever shellconfigure you’re using) it would have worked. But you still have to let the user know of the PATH change.
I'm the user in this case, but I never really create / save my own scripts. I just got tired of running a set of commands, every other day.
Thus the need to figure out how I could run the script, without having to jump into the exact directory from which the script was saved.
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@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
Originally I created the directory
/opt/scriptsand put the script in there so the Directory looks like/opt/scripts/script.sh
I went back and change the script location to be in /usr/local/bin
So in /usr/local/bin I now have script.sh
This now works without issue, and /opt/scripts no longer exists.
Ok ya that’s where the problem was. /opt/scripts is different than /root/opt/scripts. If you would have had that in your .bashrc or .bash_profile (or whichever shellconfigure you’re using) it would have worked. But you still have to let the user know of the PATH change.
I'm the user in this case, but I never really create / save my own scripts. I just got tired of running a set of commands, every other day.
Thus the need to figure out how I could run the script, without having to jump into the exact directory from which the script was saved.
I mean you have to let the user you are logged in as Know if the change. Either by logging out and back in or by temporarily sourcing the config.
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@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
Originally I created the directory
/opt/scriptsand put the script in there so the Directory looks like/opt/scripts/script.sh
I went back and change the script location to be in /usr/local/bin
So in /usr/local/bin I now have script.sh
This now works without issue, and /opt/scripts no longer exists.
Ok ya that’s where the problem was. /opt/scripts is different than /root/opt/scripts. If you would have had that in your .bashrc or .bash_profile (or whichever shellconfigure you’re using) it would have worked. But you still have to let the user know of the PATH change.
I'm the user in this case, but I never really create / save my own scripts. I just got tired of running a set of commands, every other day.
Thus the need to figure out how I could run the script, without having to jump into the exact directory from which the script was saved.
I mean you have to let the user you are logged in as Know if the change. Either by logging out and back in or by temporarily sourcing the config.
I've logged out, what do you mean "sourcing the config" ?
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@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
Originally I created the directory
/opt/scriptsand put the script in there so the Directory looks like/opt/scripts/script.sh
I went back and change the script location to be in /usr/local/bin
So in /usr/local/bin I now have script.sh
This now works without issue, and /opt/scripts no longer exists.
Ok ya that’s where the problem was. /opt/scripts is different than /root/opt/scripts. If you would have had that in your .bashrc or .bash_profile (or whichever shellconfigure you’re using) it would have worked. But you still have to let the user know of the PATH change.
I'm the user in this case, but I never really create / save my own scripts. I just got tired of running a set of commands, every other day.
Thus the need to figure out how I could run the script, without having to jump into the exact directory from which the script was saved.
I mean you have to let the user you are logged in as Know if the change. Either by logging out and back in or by temporarily sourcing the config.
I've logged out, what do you mean "sourcing the config" ?
If you change your PATH while you’re logged on the user account doesn’t know of that change. You have to either log out and log in again or temporarily do something like
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@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@scottalanmiller said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@danp said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
Originally I created the directory
/opt/scriptsand put the script in there so the Directory looks like/opt/scripts/script.sh
I went back and change the script location to be in /usr/local/bin
So in /usr/local/bin I now have script.sh
This now works without issue, and /opt/scripts no longer exists.
Ok ya that’s where the problem was. /opt/scripts is different than /root/opt/scripts. If you would have had that in your .bashrc or .bash_profile (or whichever shellconfigure you’re using) it would have worked. But you still have to let the user know of the PATH change.
I'm the user in this case, but I never really create / save my own scripts. I just got tired of running a set of commands, every other day.
Thus the need to figure out how I could run the script, without having to jump into the exact directory from which the script was saved.
I mean you have to let the user you are logged in as Know if the change. Either by logging out and back in or by temporarily sourcing the config.
I've logged out, what do you mean "sourcing the config" ?
If you change your PATHA while you’re logged on the user account doesn’t know of that change. You have to either log out and log in again or temporarily do something like
source ~/.bashrcGotcha. Yeah I logged out and back in, but it's good to know that
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@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@dustinb3403 said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
@stacksofplates said in Newb question - Running a script from the root directory:
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Is the directory in your path? What do you get from
echo $PATH?echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/root/opt/scripts/:/root/opt/scriptsI've added it (twice).
Well first off you had /root/opt/scripts not /opt/scripts. Second you either have to log out and back in or tell your user to use the new path with something like
source ~/.bash_profileI used ````~/opt/scripts``` initially, as I wasn't aware of just adding my scripts into one of the existing locations. (everything said just add a new directory).
By simply moving the script into an already existing path, I am able to update with just "script.sh".
When you are root and your home is /root and you put ~/opt/scripts that is /root/opt/scripts.
Remember that ~ is a shortcut to your home directory, which is /root
So by adding ```/opt/scripts/```` this would've worked, but would've added complexity for no reason.
No that still isn’t a default location. In the OP you said you put the script in /opt/scripts. Where did you actually put it?
Originally I created the directory
/opt/scriptsand put the script in there so the Directory looks like/opt/scripts/script.sh
I went back and change the script location to be in /usr/local/bin
So in /usr/local/bin I now have script.sh
This now works without issue, and /opt/scripts no longer exists.
Ok ya that’s where the problem was. /opt/scripts is different than /root/opt/scripts. If you would have had that in your .bashrc or .bash_profile (or whichever shellconfigure you’re using) it would have worked. But you still have to let the user know of the PATH change.
I'm the user in this case, but I never really create / save my own scripts. I just got tired of running a set of commands, every other day.
Thus the need to figure out how I could run the script, without having to jump into the exact directory from which the script was saved.
I mean you have to let the user you are logged in as Know if the change. Either by logging out and back in or by temporarily sourcing the config.
I've logged out, what do you mean "sourcing the config" ?
If you change your PATH while you’re logged on the user account doesn’t know of that change. You have to either log out and log in again or temporarily do something like
source ~/.bashrcOr the non-aliased version...
. ~/.bashrc
