Path is there, but cannot call one program without specifying path [duplicate]

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How to correctly add a path to PATH?

I installed "perf" on Linux. But I can only use it by specifying the path: ~/bin/perf

I checked path by using echo and I found /bin is there.

What else should I do?

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-08 06:46:16Z

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~/bin is not /bin. Add it to $PATH.

answered Mar 8, 2012 at 6:46

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Coren · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-08 07:42:52Z

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You have to add ~/bin to $PATH. You can do it with this command :

export PATH="$PATH":~/bin

You can check your PATH variable with env :

env | grep  ^PATH=

answered Mar 8, 2012 at 7:42

Coren

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