modprobe, iwconfig, lsusb and other missing commands
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modprobe, iwconfig, lsusb and other missing commands
Hey,
It seems in don't have some commands that I've been asked to use in other threads to solve a problem such as modprobe, iwconfig and lsusb. There are probably others I don't have either.
When I try to use these, it says that the command is not found even though I do have man pages for them.
I tried using them as both a regular user and as the super user. I tried searching on this subject but all I get are threads that ask people to use these commands.
The location of these utilities may not be in your path. I run Debian, but on my machine, modprobe is located at /sbin/modprobe. Use the find command to locate it on yours.
# find / -name modprobe
Then check your path to see if the folder is included. You should be logged in as root when you check this.
# echo $PATH
I'm not sure about the second part of your answer though. Is my path a group of folders that are searched for when a command is used? ie. if modprobe is typed, then it checks that group of folders for the command?
And if that's right, how do I add a folder to my path?
Originally posted by dubya Is my path a group of folders that are searched for when a command is used?
Yes, that's exactly it. To add /home/dubya/bin to your path type the following.
# PATH=$PATH:/home/dubya/bin
(where # is your command prompt) This is only temporary however. In order for the system to remember this, add the following line to ~/.profile
export PATH=$PATH:/home/dubya/bin
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