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Why are some of my Bash commands not found?
It looks to me that at one point or another you are overwriting the default PATH environment variable. The type of errors you have, indicates that PATH does not contain /bin, where the above commands (including bash) reside. One way to begin debugging your bash script would be to start a subshell with the -x option:
How to see every command executed in Bash?
One way to begin debugging your bash script would be to start a subshell with the -x option: This will show you every command, and its arguments, which is executed when starting that shell. The –login option is specified because .bash_profile is read by login shells.
Where can I find the command str in Bash?
And yes, bash is located at /bin/bash. You cannot have spaces around the = sign. bash tries to run a command named STR with 2 arguments (the strings = and foo) bash tries to run a command named STR with 1 argument (the string =foo)
Where do I find the bash profile in TextEdit?
You should open the .bash_profile in TextEdit. If you can’t find the file in the directory, press Command + Shift + > to show hidden files. Then make correction to the PATH and then save. In the directory on Terminal, type: source .bash_profile.
What is the error ” source not found ” in Bash?
The error is “source: not found” with the line number of the above statement. Is there something else, something basic, I could be overlooking? I have checked the paths I’m using and I don’t see any errors.
Why do I have errors in my bash script?
The type of errors you have, indicates that PATH does not contain /bin, where the above commands (including bash) reside. One way to begin debugging your bash script would be to start a subshell with the -x option: This will show you every command, and its arguments, which is executed when starting that shell.
Why do I get 1 error in Bash?
The $x is 1 in the first iteration of the loop, but there is no such command, hence the errors (there would be one error for each iteration of the loop if you have no commands corresponding to the integers in the range 1 to 10; the output in the question is probably truncated). which would have an equivalent effect.
Why is my bash script not read by Shell?
As your script is a shell script ( /bin/sh ), then your PATH entries in .bashrc will not be read as that is for the bash ( /bin/bash) interactive shell. To make your PATH entries available to /bin/sh scripts run by a specific user, add the PATH entry to the .profile file in that users home directory.
What to do if command not found on Mac?
You can check the $PATH with “echo $PATH” if you feel like it, otherwise you can just run the following commands to set the standard default path that Mac OS uses in the command line: Hit return and run your command again, it should work fine.
How to find all the commands in Bash?
So just open Atom, and select the File -> Open, choose folder, and then, all hidden files is showing on the Atom’s tree view, include the .bash_profile !! After I removed the last modification and reopen the Terminal, all commands came back! 🙂 Highly active question.