Running Executable Bash Script Yields "Command Not Found"

Question

I have a bash script called "myScript.bash" with:

#!/bin/bash

( sleep 30 && /usr/local/bin/php /home/scripts/misc/code.php ) &
( sleep 60 && /usr/local/bin/php /home/scripts/misc/code.php )

I then do the following to make the bash script executable:

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/myScript.bash

It should run "code.php" every 30 seconds when I enter the following in the CLI:

myScript.bash

Instead, I get:

-bash: myScript.bash: command not found.

What am I doing wrong?

yes. Even if I run it with the full directory I still get the error — GTS Joe
– GTS Joe, Commented Jul 1, 2019 at 21:11

tink · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-01 22:00:51Z

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Most likely means that your current working directory isn't in the PATH (and that's a good thing).

Try:

./myScript.bash

answered Jul 1, 2019 at 22:00

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user665110 · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-04 11:18:31Z

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If you want to run a script you have made executable, you have to write the entire path to run it, i.e.

/path/to/script

If you only write

script

bash will search in PATH a file called script. Roughly, PATH is a list of directories where bash will search automatically files. Try

echo $PATH

If you open the terminal in the directory where script is, you may also write

./script

answered Jul 4, 2019 at 11:10

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