[SOLVED] How to fix my bash? All command not found...!

danielle · 10-23-2010, 02:01 AM

Hi,

I added $PATH=/usr/local/mysql to .bashrc_profile and I guess I wrote it in the wrong place...now when I log in my fedora the terminal says:
-bash: dircolors: command not found
-bash: cut: command not found
-bash: cut: command not found
-bash: id: command not found
-bash: id: command not found
-bash: id: command not found
-bash: [: too many arguments
-bash: tput: command not found
-bash: tput: command not found
-bash: wc: command not found
-bash: [: : integer expression expected

actually most command is not found...such as ls, vi... perhaps 'cd' is the only cmd I can use...

The result I type 'echo $PATH'
:/usr/local/mysql
so...how can I fix it? I cannot edit bash file with vi...

thanks!

codegenie · 10-23-2010, 02:18 AM

@Danielle
U wer supposed to append ur custom path to the already defined unix path's.
wat u did is... u assigned just a single path by typing..
$PATH=/usr/local/mysql

to repair open the file graphically ..
and replace that line with $PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql

or type /usr/bin/vim ~/.bashrc_profile

and edit it in the terminal mode lyk i said.
HOPE IT WORKs.cheerio

danielle · 10-23-2010, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codegenie

@Danielle
U wer supposed to append ur custom path to the already defined unix path's.
wat u did is... u assigned just a single path by typing..
$PATH=/usr/local/mysql

to repair open the file graphically ..
and replace that line with $PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql

or type /usr/bin/vim ~/.bashrc_profile

and edit it in the terminal mode lyk i said.
HOPE IT WORKs.cheerio

Hi,

Thanks, I recover my .bash_profile now. It likes:

Code:

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
BASH_ENV=$HOME/.bashrc
USERNAME="root"

export USERNAME BASH_ENV PATH

I log again but the problems still there...
what now echo $PATH is:
/usr/local/mysql/:/usr/local/jdk/bin:/usr/local/jdk/jre/bin:/root/bin

any ideas? Thanks a lot!

Nylex · 10-23-2010, 03:04 AM

You need at least /bin, /usr/bin and probably /usr/local/bin in there. For root, you'll also want /sbin and /usr/sbin.

Again, these are probably the least you'll need to get things working. You'll probably find you need to add more directories..

codegenie · 10-23-2010, 03:20 AM

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

add these too explicitly if ur (echo $PATH) doesnt show this.

$PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

Nylex · 10-23-2010, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codegenie

$PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

The left-hand side of the equals sign should just be PATH, rather than $PATH.

codegenie · 10-23-2010, 03:36 AM

sry for that...
just a typo..

tnx nylex for correctig it..

danielle · 10-23-2010, 03:46 AM

thanks all of you~It works now

codegenie · 10-23-2010, 03:56 AM

mark it solved..