[SOLVED] How do I permanently add a directory to the path? So I can run scripts from anywhere in a terminal?

enigma9o7 · 07-06-2020, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by questionsBot

Ok... so I have returned the original path files to their default state and now I am putting my scripts in /usr/local/bin this allows me to find them and type them anywhere in the terminal as well as sudo them if needed.

Yep, although if you keep them there it'll require you to use sudo just to put them there or edit/delete etc.

Not sure of use case why you need to execute the script as root, but if there's a command in script that needs root you can just put the sudo command in the script itself.... dunno if that's good practice but I do it. Then when script gets to first command that needs sudo it'll prompt you for password if you hadn't already provided password to sudo.

questionsBot · 07-06-2020, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enigma9o7

Yep, although if you keep them there it'll require you to use sudo just to put them there or edit/delete etc.

Not sure of use case why you need to execute the script as root, but if there's a command in script that needs root you can just put the sudo command in the script itself.... dunno if that's good practice but I do it. Then when script gets to first command that needs sudo it'll prompt you for password if you hadn't already provided password to sudo.

yeah I noticed that... I just didn't want people to be able to sudo it.

The only sudo scripts I have is suppdate and suninstall.

supdate

Code:

#!/bin/bash

#supdate Script
apt update -y && apt upgrade -y

suninstall

Code:

#!/bin/bash

#echo "Nice to meet you $1"

if test -z "$1" 
then
      echo "\You forgot to add a filename to uninstall"
else
      apt --purge remove $1 -y
      apt autoremove -y
      apt clean
fi

cordx · 07-06-2020, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by questionsBot

supdate

Code:

#!/bin/bash

#supdate Script
apt update -y && apt upgrade -y

suninstall

Code:

#!/bin/bash

#echo "Nice to meet you $1"

if test -z "$1" 
then
      echo "\You forgot to add a filename to uninstall"
else
      apt --purge remove $1 -y
      apt autoremove -y
      apt clean
fi

alias supdate='sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y' in .bashrc or .bash_aliases requires neither root permission to place them or edit them. any other user on your system would more than likely be able update, upgrade, purge or autoremove with their own sudo access.

i like that use of test. nice addition. i just read the other day that functions are also an option in .bashrc so sunintstall would probably work too. i just have never used one.