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Recently, I have installed an application (gnuplot) under user directory (/home/usr/bin). I want to run the application whenever I type 'gnuplot' in any directory. What could I do?

I tried to set the path in ~/.cshrc by

setenv gnuplot /home/usr/bin/gnuplot

but it doesn't work. It reports "command not found" as I type gnuplot in the terminal.

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  • /home/usr, really? That's insane. /usr/local or /opt/usr is where things like this should go. Commented Jun 2, 2015 at 8:22

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You should add this directory to the PATH variable. in C shell this can be done with command:

setenv PATH $PATH:/home/usr/bin
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You have several choices. The first two options works only with one user. The third and fourth options works for all users.

Alias

Add this line in your .cshrc:
alias gnuplot '/home/usr/bin/gnuplot'

Update PATH

Add this line in your .cshrc:
setenv PATH $PATH:/home/usr/bin

Update /etc/csh.cshrc

The file /etc/csh.cshrc is read by all CSH instance. You can either create an alias, either update the $PATH environment variable. Same syntax as previous options.

Link to global path

Assuming all users have access to /usr/bin/, create a link to gnuplot:
$> ln -s /home/usr/bin/gnuplot /usr/bin/gnuplot

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  • That $PATH should not include the gnuplot binary itself. Commented Jun 2, 2015 at 7:32
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    On RedHat and Fedora systems and others, application-specific settings should/can be placed in /etc/profile.d, in this case, /etc/profile.d/gnuplot.csh and /etc/profile.d/gnuplot.sh Commented Jun 2, 2015 at 8:41
  • @Pl4nk , what are the pros and cons of using Alias vs. adding the program's directory to your PATH? I have to do this for a bunch of utility commands, each in their own directory. Commented Nov 6, 2015 at 22:26

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