.bash_profile path error

xo)mora · 02-02-2016, 09:23 AM

Hi, I modified .bash_profile file and now the terminal is not working, for exemplo:

# vi
bash: vi: command not found
# ls -l /usr/bin/vi
bash: vi: command not found

I backed .bash_profile file but the terminal not found the commands, so please, can you help please?, how can I restore the .bash_profile

suicidaleggroll · 02-02-2016, 09:48 AM

Code:

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

That'll get your PATH running, and then you can fix the file as needed.

Next time you're playing with the login scripts, I suggest leaving one terminal open, and using a second to test whether or not it works. That way if you screw something up, you still have the original terminal you can use to fix things.

xo)mora · 02-02-2016, 10:16 AM

I fix the file as needed and now it's ok.

THANKS A LOT.

rayfward · 02-02-2016, 10:26 AM

I think you have done a little more than that.
Vi is a symbolic link
/usr/bin/vi -> /etc/alternatives/vi
Im assuming all the other commands work.

Type the following....
/etc/alternatives/vi

You should see vi

Replace symbolic link

ln -s /etc/alternatives/vi /usr/bin/vi

Please State distribution (What kind Linux you are using).

tronayne · 02-02-2016, 10:54 AM

You may notice that /usr/bin/vi is a symbolic link to /usr/bin/elvis on many systems. If so, you may want to replace that symbolic link to /usr/bin/vim, vi improved.

You can find out if you

Code:

ls -al /usr/bin/vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Nov 11  2014 /usr/bin/vi -> elvis*

elvis is a clone of the ex/vi editor.

Also, a couple of handy things you can add to your profile that enhance vi (all flavors of vi); add a file to your home directory named .exrc with this content:

Code:

set autoindent showmode showmatch

autoindent. When you type a tab (to indent code and the like), the editor will continue to indent for you until you type a ctrl-D which will undent. You can type multiple tabs (and multiple undents), make for more readable code.
showmode. Shows at the bottom of the screen what mode you're in (edit, replace, etc.). Not real useful but not a complete waste either.
showmatch. When you're typing parens, braces or brackets -- (), {}, [] -- if you miss a closing paren, brace or bracket you'll get a visual indication that you need to add one (or more). Handy if you're doing coding.

Can't hurt, might help.

Hope this helps some.