Add a command for bash script to terminal

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I have studio.sh file in my android-studio/bin folder, which I would like to use as a command in bash (like launching any other normal application).

I read somewhere that adding this line to ~/.profile should work,

export PATH=$PATH:/home/goel/android-studio/bin

But it doesn't work. Whats the correct process?

I would avoid having a very long $PATH. Can't you decide to put all your executables (both programs & scripts - perhaps as symlinks) into $HOME/bin/ and add only that directory to your PATH ? — Basile Starynkevitch
– Basile Starynkevitch, Commented Jan 21, 2015 at 10:06

vkumar · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-21 10:02:37Z

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Add the script folder name to PATH environment variable in ~/bash.rc file and you can also create alias for you script in ~/bash.rc and source the /etc/bash.bashrc file, now you can issue your script or alias name in any terminal. Hope this helps.

answered Jan 21, 2015 at 10:02

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eapo Over a year ago

~/bashrc is the commonly used file and don't forget to source ~/.bashrc after each modification.

choroba · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-21 08:45:12Z

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If you change your PATH in a .profile, you still have to make the shell read the .profile. Starting a new terminal is sometimes not enough (some terminals don't read the .profile), in which case you have to log out and back in.

answered Jan 21, 2015 at 8:45

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user4454229 · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-21 14:17:51Z

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Is studio.sh executable? Have you tried ./studio.sh inside its containing folder to check whether it runs at all?

answered Jan 21, 2015 at 14:17

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