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Configuring local environment

Executable files

Adding executable files to $PATH

Each shell has its own startup file for settings like $PATH.

  • Zsh (default on modern macOS): ~/.zshrc
  • Bash: ~/.bashrc

If you are in the command line, the following commands let you start editing the startup file easily:

nano ~/.zshrc # using nano 
vim ~/.zshrc # using vim
open ~/.zshrc # using TextEdit
code ~/.zshrc # using VS Code (if installed)

You can add a directory containing executables to your $PATH variable by putting the line in the corresponding startup file:

export PATH="$PATH:/PATH/TO/EXECUTABLE/DIRECTORY"

This way, when you run a command in the terminal, the shell knows where to look for the program.