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    If you added it to your PATH variable, did you run source ~/.bash_profile? Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 15:03
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    and can you show how you added it to the bash profile? Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 15:03
  • wow. source .bash_profile worked. is there no impact for other OS commands rht?. Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 15:06
  • No, when you use source, your reloading/refreshing your bash_profile Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 15:06
  • No, source .bash_profile is reloading the edited .bash_profile in your current session. You could achieve the same by logging out and then back in to the system after editing .bash_profile. Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 15:07