I have Mac OS Catalina (version 10.15.7) and I observed that none of the commands are working in my terminal. Tried following commands:
$ java -version
-bash: java: command not found
$ touch ~.bash_profile
-bash: touch: command not found
A few corrections:
1) You don't need to export PATH multiple times. One is enough.
2) These commands are resetting PATH and annuling all the previous ones:
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/tools
You can do more than one at a time, but don't forget to concatenate with the previous value of PATH.
For example, these three could become
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$PATH
This adds these three directories at the head of the PATH.
If you omit the final :$PATH, then the previous value of PATH is discarded.
3) Same thing here, add :$PATH at the end
# Setting PATH for Appium
PATH="/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium"
export PATH
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin
export PATH
4) These are duplicates, delete one of them.
# Setting PATH for Python 3.9
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
# Setting PATH for Python 3.9
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
A few corrections:
1) You don't need to export PATH multiple times. One is enough.
2) These commands are resetting PATH and annuling all the previous ones:
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/tools
You can do more than one at a time, but don't forget to concatenate with the previous value of PATH.
For example, these three could become
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$PATH
This adds these three directories at the head of the PATH.
If you omit the final :$PATH, then the previous value of PATH is discarded.
3) Same thing here, add :$PATH at the end
# Setting PATH for Appium
PATH="/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium"
export PATH
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin
export PATH
4) These are duplicates, delete one of them.
# Setting PATH for Python 3.9
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
# Setting PATH for Python 3.9
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
rajiv212 wrote:
When I run "echo $PATH" command in terminal, it shows:
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium
What should be the correct value of $PATH. Also, how to change the value of $PATH?
The PATH variable has a size limit. (This is from an older Bob Harris post - Limit of File-Path in OSX 10.13+ - Apple Community).
Macmini-i18:Downloads $ getconf PATH_MAX /
1024
and typically PATH is appended to at the end, not at the beginning, to avoid losing SYSTEM variables. For example,
Macmini-i18:Downloads $ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Public:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin:/Applications/Wireshark.app/Contents/MacOS
Macmini-i18:Downloads $ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium
Macmini-i18:Downloads $ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Public:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin:/Applications/Wireshark.app/Contents/MacOS:/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium
Once you lose the SYSTEM parts, ⛈ happens. This is on macOS Catalina.
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ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.15.7
BuildVersion: 19H1323
Please be careful how you set up the PATH variable.
Bob:
Apparently, the OP is using bash - as per his first post.
rajiv212:
zsh is the default shell, but as per your first post, the error message clearly indicates you are running bash:
-bash: touch: command not found
Incidentally, there is NO problem in running bash. Some people may point out, quite correctly, that the version of bash that Apple ships with macOS is not up to date, but for most users, this is irrelevant. Those who need to care about it know how to use zsh or install a more recent bash. For everyone else, it does not matter.
It seems very odd that none of /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin are in your PATH. I don't know how that came to happen.
Also: the word "export" is missing in that .bash_profile. Otherwise, the value of PATH will not be passed on to subshells, etc.
There should be
export PATH=...
instead of just PATH=...
For a quick solution, you could add a line like
export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
at the TOP of the file.
Then type
. ~/.bash_profile
Try the following
/bin/bash -x -i
and see if you can find all the places PATH is being modified in the trace output.
That would imply that your PATH environment variable is messed up.
rajiv212 wrote:
I have Mac OS Catalina (version 10.15.7) and I observed that none of the commands are working in my terminal. Tried following commands:
$ java -version
-bash: java: command not found
$ touch ~.bash_profile
-bash: touch: command not found
zsh does not use .bash_profile. See VikingOSX's previous post about where to put export PATH information.
You may want to consider changing your profile to use bash, instead of zsh. See the section How to change your default shell in Use zsh as the default shell on your Mac - Apple Support.
Hi Viking,
I was using this Mac mini from past 4 years. I have a bash file (.bash_profile) already present in the system with all the all the mandatory path set. Please find below the path I set in the .bash_profile file:
#For Java
export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_301.jdk/Contents/Home
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
# For Android SDK
export ANDROID_HOME=/Users/dreammapper/Library/Android/sdk
export ANDROID_SDK=$ANDROID_HOME
PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools
PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools
It was working fine. I was able to use commands in Terminal.
The issue started when my OS got updated to Catalina (10.15.7). Now, none of my commands are working.
I checked the default shell. It is now zsh.
Is it happening because of this??
Hi Luis,
Please find below the ".bash_profile" paths that I am using for your reference. If you find any mistake then please point it out, I will update the file accordingly:
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export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_301.jdk/Contents/Home
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
export M2_HOME=/Applications/Maven/apache-maven
export M2=$M2_HOME/bin
PATH=$M2:$PATH
export ANT_HOME=/Applications/Ant/apache-ant
PATH=$PATH:$ANT_HOME/bin
export ANDROID_HOME=/Users/dreammapper/Library/Android/sdk
export ANDROID_SDK=$ANDROID_HOME
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/tools
export PATH
# Setting PATH for Python 3.9
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
# Setting PATH for Python 3.9
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
# Setting PATH for Appium
PATH="/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium"
export PATH
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin
export PATH
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Hi Luis,
I have made changes as per your suggestions.
Ex:
I added $PATH at the end of all the paths and updated the ANDROID_HOME path.
Also, removed the duplicate Python path.
Though, most of the commands have started working in terminal but I have some queries which are as follow:
Is there any solution for this pop-up?
2. In your comment you suggested to export the path only once. Should I add "export path" at the end of each path or at the last line of the file?
Please check the below .bash_profile changes and do let me know if any other change is required.
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export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_301.jdk/Contents/Home
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export M2_HOME=/Applications/Maven/apache-maven
export M2=$M2_HOME/bin
PATH=$M2:$PATH
export ANT_HOME=/Applications/Ant/apache-ant
PATH=$ANT_HOME/bin:$PATH
export ANDROID_HOME=/Users/dreammapper/Library/Android/sdk
export ANDROID_SDK=$ANDROID_HOME
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$PATH
export PATH
# Setting PATH for Python 3.9
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin:$PATH
export PATH
# Setting PATH for Appium
PATH=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium:$PATH
export PATH
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:$PATH
export PATH
Hi Luis,
adb is located in "platform-tools" folder in the following location:
/Users/dreammapper/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb
path is already mentioned in the bash_profile.
PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$PATH
Also, I ran "find /usr $ANDROID_HOME -name 'adb'" command and the output is as follow:
find: /usr/sbin/authserver: Permission denied
/Users/dreammapper/Library/Android/sdk/sources/android-30/com/android/server/adb
/Users/dreammapper/Library/Android/sdk/sources/android-29/com/android/server/adb
/Users/dreammapper/Library/Android/sdk/ndk-bundle/python-packages/adb
/Users/dreammapper/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb
Hi Luis,
Thanks for understanding the problem and giving solution!!!
Now, I am able to use commands in Terminal.
Also, I tried finding solution for the error pop-up " AVD Manager: unable to locate adb." that appears on opening emulator in Android Studio.
It can be solved by giving the adb path explicitly in emulator's "Extended Controls > Settings > Use detected ADB location" box.
When I run "echo $PATH" command in terminal, it shows:
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium
What should be the correct value of $PATH. Also, how to change the value of $PATH?
Luis Sequeira1 wrote:
The OP is already using bash.
👍
None of the commands are working in my Terminal
