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Kevin Russell
Kevin Russell

Reputation: 1261

Making sure /usr/local/bin is in my $PATH on mac

I've installed node.js for Macintosh using the lastest installer for Macintosh. I now want to check that /usr/local/bin is in my $PATH, as the installer instructed. I've opened up the Terminal application and researched help on the net, but I'm lost, as to how to accomplish the above, then start the node.js process. Can anyone clear this up? Thank you for very much.

Upvotes: 126

Views: 135960

Answers (3)

Jacob Vande Walle
Jacob Vande Walle

Reputation: 177

To determine if usr/local/bin is included in $PATH open your terminal and run echo $PATH. If you see usr/local/bin in the output then you're good to go.

If you do not see usr/local/bin in the output, you can add it to your $PATH by opening your ~/.zprofile and adding the following line:

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

Upvotes: 2

Edwin O.
Edwin O.

Reputation: 5276

open terminal and type the command below

echo $PATH

You should see something like this

/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin

the presence of /usr/local/bin in the output means you are good to go

Upvotes: 92

Greg
Greg

Reputation: 7131

echo $PATH will print your path. If you see /usr/local/bin between some colons, then it's in your path.

Upvotes: 207

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