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krishnar 02-19-2018 05:17 PM
Command Path
 
Hello Experts,

I certainly know that this is a noob question, but please help me.

Code:
user@5CG5372W36:~$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
user@5CG5372W36:~$

user@5CG5372W36:~$ which python
/usr/bin/python
user@5CG5372W36:~$ which python3
/usr/bin/python3
user@5CG5372W36:~$
How does the command 'python' directed to /usr/bin/python AND 'python3' directed to /usr/bin/python3. Where is the configuration for this?

scasey 02-19-2018 05:29 PM
It's two different files...although I'm curious what
Code:
ls -l /usr/bin/python*
shows you.

krishnar 02-19-2018 05:30 PM
I think I have found the answer myself. :)

user@5CG5372W36:/usr/bin$ ll | grep "python "
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 17 2015 python -> python2.7*

user@5CG5372W36:/usr/bin$ ll | grep "python3 "
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Jul 16 2015 dh_python3 -> ../share/dh-python/dh_python3*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jul 15 2015 python3 -> python3.4*


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