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Hello,
Having an issue with a "command not found problem" (see bellow).
I ran the echo $PATH command to get a sense of things (see bellow).
Any idea on how I might fix the command not found issue I'm encountering when I try to access the Hosts file?
Thank you!
iMac, iOS 8.2
Surprise what I entered is valid bash 😉.
Here is what I see on the terminal with the exception of nano edit screen. nano is invoked, but the output goes away when the nano edit ends. the command exit returns you from being in root. Enter one command at a time. You may want to copy and paste to the terminal window.
me $ sudo bash
Password:
root # which nano
/usr/bin/nano
root # nano /etc/hosts
root # /usr/bin/nano /etc/hosts
root # echo $PATH
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/Developer/Tools:/usr/X11R6/bin:/Developer/Tools
root # # construct nano string. Can see what is in the string later.
root # file="/etc/hosts"
root # app="nano " # note trailing space
root # # will invoke nano.
root # $app$file
root # # see what exactly is in the string.
root # echo -n $app$file | hexdump -C
00000000 6e 61 6e 6f 20 2f 65 74 63 2f 68 6f 73 74 73 |nano /etc/hosts|
0000000f
root #I feel the same way: it is a frustrating end to the problem.
I followed the instructions you and RC gave me and, somehow, it did the trick. So there's no real clear solution, which, in a way, sort of fits the initial issue I was having: it was pretty weird.
Anyway, thank you all very much for your time. I've always been impressed with the quality of community support this site offers. And this last episode comforts that impression.
Best to all.
Thanks for looking into this.
Here's what I get:
And... After running sudo nano /private/etc/hosts, I got: ...
Isn't your first output what you want? I assume it is as below:
Here is what I see on my terminal after sudo nano /private/etc/hosts
Check that nano is in /usr/bin with: which nano
Please paste the command you entered into a reply—the text, not a screenshot.
Boot in safe mode and test. Then restart as usual and test again.
Well, if you did a safe boot, hold down the shift key, that included a scan and fix of the harddrive. I'd suggest backing up all your data.
Robert
If none of the suggestions given solved the problem then marking a post as solving it just muddies the water.
"'sudo: nano' command not found" issue.
