putting binaries in /opt and then running them from terminal from any directory?

Cultist · 11-25-2011, 09:01 AM

Just a quick question I had. If I manually put some precompiled binaries in /opt, how do I make it to where I can run the binaries by simply typing the name from whatever directory I happen to be in?

I was thinking it might be ln filename /usr/bin/ , but I didn't know what options I needed to give it.

trappa01 · 11-25-2011, 09:11 AM

Just add /opt to your current PATH variable:

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/opt

you should add this to your profile for it to be run at login.

kbscores · 11-25-2011, 09:13 AM

Creating soft links in /usr/bin or /bin would be one idea. Best practices would recommend putting the softlink or you could add whatever directory you are using to the path.