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10 questions linked to/from How to add /home/username/bin to $PATH?
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How to add a directory to the PATH?
How do I add a directory to the $PATH in Ubuntu and make the changes permanent?
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Differences between /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/sbin
I have six directories with command files. These are /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/sbin.
What are the differences between these? If I'm writing my own scripts, where ...
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How to run scripts without typing the full path?
I'd like to know if there is a way to run program/shell script without typing full path:
/opt/idea/bin/idea.sh
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Non-sudo alternative to /usr/local/bin for common scripts
I'm used to putting common scripts in /usr/local/bin so that I can execute them from anywhere with the terminal.
For example, I make a shell script named 1, make it executable with chmod +x 1 and put ...
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Where should I put my Bash scripts?
I have a few very simple Bash scripts that I cobbled together for things that I do regularly.
One of them is to run duplicity to do my backup tasks. Nothing clever, just a bunch of if .. then ...
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Where is the system-wide $PATH variable set?
I am using Ubuntu Desktop 14.04, and as such, I am using the non-login shell. When I open the GUI terminal, first the non-login shell sessions read the following startup files:
/etc/bash.bashrc
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How to create my own terminal commands [duplicate]
I know how to create my custom terminal commands and that would be really useful for me in compiling all my java classes in a folder.
I also see that for doing this people usually creates a folder ~/...
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External USB hard drive, WD Elements, not power off itself
I own a Seagate Free Agent external hard drive for last 4-5 years. After plugged in and finished with file transfers I will click menu 'Safely remove'. Then it will gracefully shut down itself, ...
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How to add a folder in environment variable permanently [duplicate]
I know similar questions have been asked before on here (for example: How to add a directory to the PATH?)
However, I don't know what to add and where to add this.
If I open ~/.profile, it looks ...
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"Envoriment variable PATH" on Ubuntu [duplicate]
When we install a program using apt-get, after installed it's available in terminal, normally, when we just call "your name" independent of context directory we are.
On Windows, when we add a path to ...
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