How to make symlink executable?
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I am using the Cloud9.io IDE.
I have downloaded the Julia generic executable and extracted it.
sudo wget https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/linux/x64/1.0/julia-1.0.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
tar xvzf julia-1.0.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
now I can run the program by julia-1.0.3/bin/julia.
So the next step I try to make a symlink so I just run the program by entering julia. So I tried
sudo ln -s julia-1.0.3/bin/julia julia
and when I run julia it says
bash: julia: command not found
But the file is clearly in my directory. What am I missing here?
symlink
asked Jan 15 at 22:52
xiaodaixiaodai
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I am using the Cloud9.io IDE.
I have downloaded the Julia generic executable and extracted it.
sudo wget https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/linux/x64/1.0/julia-1.0.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
tar xvzf julia-1.0.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
now I can run the program by julia-1.0.3/bin/julia.
So the next step I try to make a symlink so I just run the program by entering julia. So I tried
sudo ln -s julia-1.0.3/bin/julia julia
and when I run julia it says
bash: julia: command not found
But the file is clearly in my directory. What am I missing here?
symlink
asked Jan 15 at 22:52
xiaodaixiaodai
1084
add a comment |
I am using the Cloud9.io IDE.
I have downloaded the Julia generic executable and extracted it.
sudo wget https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/linux/x64/1.0/julia-1.0.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
tar xvzf julia-1.0.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
now I can run the program by julia-1.0.3/bin/julia.
So the next step I try to make a symlink so I just run the program by entering julia. So I tried
sudo ln -s julia-1.0.3/bin/julia julia
and when I run julia it says
bash: julia: command not found
But the file is clearly in my directory. What am I missing here?
symlink
asked Jan 15 at 22:52
xiaodaixiaodai
1084
I am using the Cloud9.io IDE.
I have downloaded the Julia generic executable and extracted it.
sudo wget https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/linux/x64/1.0/julia-1.0.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
tar xvzf julia-1.0.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
now I can run the program by julia-1.0.3/bin/julia.
So the next step I try to make a symlink so I just run the program by entering julia. So I tried
sudo ln -s julia-1.0.3/bin/julia julia
and when I run julia it says
bash: julia: command not found
But the file is clearly in my directory. What am I missing here?
symlink
symlink
asked Jan 15 at 22:52
xiaodaixiaodai
1084
asked Jan 15 at 22:52
xiaodaixiaodai
1084
edited Jan 17 at 4:06
xiaodai
asked Jan 15 at 22:52
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asked Jan 15 at 22:52
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Bash will find an executable specified by its bare filename (i.e. without preceding path elements) only if it is on its search path, which is stored in the PATH variable. The current directory is not necessarily on the search path.
To see the current search path, try this:
echo $PATH
To see if a command is on your search path, try this:
which command
If command is on the search path, the which command will return the command's location on the file system. - To extend your search path with the directory of your command, try:
PATH=$PATH:directory_to_be_added
Note that directory_to_be_added should be the full directory name to the executable (not a directory relative to your current directory).
Once the directory of your julia command has been added to your PATH, which julia should return julia's full pathname, and julia should be executable from anywhere on your filesystem.
Changing the PATH is a general way of ensuring that executables that you use regularly are found by the shell. If you merely wish to run a command that is not on the search path once (i.e. in a one-off attempt), or you wish to override the search path, you can specify your command including pathname elements. So, to run a command that is in the current directory and not on the search path (or not the first command with that name on the search path), you could use ./command.
answered Jan 15 at 22:58
ozzyozzy
71715
How comejulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaworks? Sobashcan run a executable if you specify the full path?
– xiaodai
Jan 15 at 23:09
3
@xiaodai The PATH is consulted only in case thecommandthat your trying to execute has no path-elements in it. So you could runjuliafrom the current directory by giving the command./julia(the./being the path element that prevents a PATH search). Similarly, your commandjulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaincludes path elements, which causes Bash not to search the PATH, but instead to run the specified executable directly.
– ozzy
Jan 15 at 23:17
2
I'd recommend putting the part about./juliain your answer — that's the normal thing people do.
– mattdm
Jan 16 at 0:29
1
@mattdm You are right. I amended the answer accordingly.
– ozzy
Jan 16 at 8:11
add a comment |
Answering to the question asked in the title.
Nothing is required to make a symlink executable (or not executable for that matter).
Actually, a symlink permissions serve no purpose on most OSes, including Linux. The execution permissions that are taken into account are the ones of the file linked to, if any.
answered Jan 16 at 0:07
jlliagrejlliagre
46.9k783133
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Bash will find an executable specified by its bare filename (i.e. without preceding path elements) only if it is on its search path, which is stored in the PATH variable. The current directory is not necessarily on the search path.
To see the current search path, try this:
echo $PATH
To see if a command is on your search path, try this:
which command
If command is on the search path, the which command will return the command's location on the file system. - To extend your search path with the directory of your command, try:
PATH=$PATH:directory_to_be_added
Note that directory_to_be_added should be the full directory name to the executable (not a directory relative to your current directory).
Once the directory of your julia command has been added to your PATH, which julia should return julia's full pathname, and julia should be executable from anywhere on your filesystem.
Changing the PATH is a general way of ensuring that executables that you use regularly are found by the shell. If you merely wish to run a command that is not on the search path once (i.e. in a one-off attempt), or you wish to override the search path, you can specify your command including pathname elements. So, to run a command that is in the current directory and not on the search path (or not the first command with that name on the search path), you could use ./command.
answered Jan 15 at 22:58
ozzyozzy
71715
How comejulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaworks? Sobashcan run a executable if you specify the full path?
– xiaodai
Jan 15 at 23:09
3
@xiaodai The PATH is consulted only in case thecommandthat your trying to execute has no path-elements in it. So you could runjuliafrom the current directory by giving the command./julia(the./being the path element that prevents a PATH search). Similarly, your commandjulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaincludes path elements, which causes Bash not to search the PATH, but instead to run the specified executable directly.
– ozzy
Jan 15 at 23:17
2
I'd recommend putting the part about./juliain your answer — that's the normal thing people do.
– mattdm
Jan 16 at 0:29
1
@mattdm You are right. I amended the answer accordingly.
– ozzy
Jan 16 at 8:11
add a comment |
Bash will find an executable specified by its bare filename (i.e. without preceding path elements) only if it is on its search path, which is stored in the PATH variable. The current directory is not necessarily on the search path.
To see the current search path, try this:
echo $PATH
To see if a command is on your search path, try this:
which command
If command is on the search path, the which command will return the command's location on the file system. - To extend your search path with the directory of your command, try:
PATH=$PATH:directory_to_be_added
Note that directory_to_be_added should be the full directory name to the executable (not a directory relative to your current directory).
Once the directory of your julia command has been added to your PATH, which julia should return julia's full pathname, and julia should be executable from anywhere on your filesystem.
Changing the PATH is a general way of ensuring that executables that you use regularly are found by the shell. If you merely wish to run a command that is not on the search path once (i.e. in a one-off attempt), or you wish to override the search path, you can specify your command including pathname elements. So, to run a command that is in the current directory and not on the search path (or not the first command with that name on the search path), you could use ./command.
answered Jan 15 at 22:58
ozzyozzy
71715
How comejulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaworks? Sobashcan run a executable if you specify the full path?
– xiaodai
Jan 15 at 23:09
3
@xiaodai The PATH is consulted only in case thecommandthat your trying to execute has no path-elements in it. So you could runjuliafrom the current directory by giving the command./julia(the./being the path element that prevents a PATH search). Similarly, your commandjulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaincludes path elements, which causes Bash not to search the PATH, but instead to run the specified executable directly.
– ozzy
Jan 15 at 23:17
2
I'd recommend putting the part about./juliain your answer — that's the normal thing people do.
– mattdm
Jan 16 at 0:29
1
@mattdm You are right. I amended the answer accordingly.
– ozzy
Jan 16 at 8:11
add a comment |
Bash will find an executable specified by its bare filename (i.e. without preceding path elements) only if it is on its search path, which is stored in the PATH variable. The current directory is not necessarily on the search path.
To see the current search path, try this:
echo $PATH
To see if a command is on your search path, try this:
which command
If command is on the search path, the which command will return the command's location on the file system. - To extend your search path with the directory of your command, try:
PATH=$PATH:directory_to_be_added
Note that directory_to_be_added should be the full directory name to the executable (not a directory relative to your current directory).
Once the directory of your julia command has been added to your PATH, which julia should return julia's full pathname, and julia should be executable from anywhere on your filesystem.
Changing the PATH is a general way of ensuring that executables that you use regularly are found by the shell. If you merely wish to run a command that is not on the search path once (i.e. in a one-off attempt), or you wish to override the search path, you can specify your command including pathname elements. So, to run a command that is in the current directory and not on the search path (or not the first command with that name on the search path), you could use ./command.
answered Jan 15 at 22:58
ozzyozzy
71715
Bash will find an executable specified by its bare filename (i.e. without preceding path elements) only if it is on its search path, which is stored in the PATH variable. The current directory is not necessarily on the search path.
To see the current search path, try this:
echo $PATH
To see if a command is on your search path, try this:
which command
If command is on the search path, the which command will return the command's location on the file system. - To extend your search path with the directory of your command, try:
PATH=$PATH:directory_to_be_added
Note that directory_to_be_added should be the full directory name to the executable (not a directory relative to your current directory).
Once the directory of your julia command has been added to your PATH, which julia should return julia's full pathname, and julia should be executable from anywhere on your filesystem.
Changing the PATH is a general way of ensuring that executables that you use regularly are found by the shell. If you merely wish to run a command that is not on the search path once (i.e. in a one-off attempt), or you wish to override the search path, you can specify your command including pathname elements. So, to run a command that is in the current directory and not on the search path (or not the first command with that name on the search path), you could use ./command.
answered Jan 15 at 22:58
ozzyozzy
71715
edited Jan 16 at 8:09
answered Jan 15 at 22:58
ozzyozzy
71715
answered Jan 15 at 22:58
ozzyozzy
71715
answered Jan 15 at 22:58
ozzyozzy
71715
71715
How comejulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaworks? Sobashcan run a executable if you specify the full path?
– xiaodai
Jan 15 at 23:09
3
@xiaodai The PATH is consulted only in case thecommandthat your trying to execute has no path-elements in it. So you could runjuliafrom the current directory by giving the command./julia(the./being the path element that prevents a PATH search). Similarly, your commandjulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaincludes path elements, which causes Bash not to search the PATH, but instead to run the specified executable directly.
– ozzy
Jan 15 at 23:17
2
I'd recommend putting the part about./juliain your answer — that's the normal thing people do.
– mattdm
Jan 16 at 0:29
1
@mattdm You are right. I amended the answer accordingly.
– ozzy
Jan 16 at 8:11
add a comment |
How comejulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaworks? Sobashcan run a executable if you specify the full path?
– xiaodai
Jan 15 at 23:09
3
@xiaodai The PATH is consulted only in case thecommandthat your trying to execute has no path-elements in it. So you could runjuliafrom the current directory by giving the command./julia(the./being the path element that prevents a PATH search). Similarly, your commandjulia-1.0.3/bin/juliaincludes path elements, which causes Bash not to search the PATH, but instead to run the specified executable directly.
– ozzy
Jan 15 at 23:17
2
I'd recommend putting the part about./juliain your answer — that's the normal thing people do.
– mattdm
Jan 16 at 0:29
1
@mattdm You are right. I amended the answer accordingly.
– ozzy
Jan 16 at 8:11
How come
julia-1.0.3/bin/julia works? So bash can run a executable if you specify the full path?– xiaodai
Jan 15 at 23:09
How come
julia-1.0.3/bin/julia works? So bash can run a executable if you specify the full path?– xiaodai
Jan 15 at 23:09
3
3
@xiaodai The PATH is consulted only in case the
command that your trying to execute has no path-elements in it. So you could run julia from the current directory by giving the command ./julia (the ./ being the path element that prevents a PATH search). Similarly, your command julia-1.0.3/bin/julia includes path elements, which causes Bash not to search the PATH, but instead to run the specified executable directly.– ozzy
Jan 15 at 23:17
@xiaodai The PATH is consulted only in case the
command that your trying to execute has no path-elements in it. So you could run julia from the current directory by giving the command ./julia (the ./ being the path element that prevents a PATH search). Similarly, your command julia-1.0.3/bin/julia includes path elements, which causes Bash not to search the PATH, but instead to run the specified executable directly.– ozzy
Jan 15 at 23:17
2
2
I'd recommend putting the part about
./julia in your answer — that's the normal thing people do.– mattdm
Jan 16 at 0:29
I'd recommend putting the part about
./julia in your answer — that's the normal thing people do.– mattdm
Jan 16 at 0:29
1
1
@mattdm You are right. I amended the answer accordingly.
– ozzy
Jan 16 at 8:11
@mattdm You are right. I amended the answer accordingly.
– ozzy
Jan 16 at 8:11
add a comment |
Answering to the question asked in the title.
Nothing is required to make a symlink executable (or not executable for that matter).
Actually, a symlink permissions serve no purpose on most OSes, including Linux. The execution permissions that are taken into account are the ones of the file linked to, if any.
answered Jan 16 at 0:07
jlliagrejlliagre
46.9k783133
add a comment |
Answering to the question asked in the title.
Nothing is required to make a symlink executable (or not executable for that matter).
Actually, a symlink permissions serve no purpose on most OSes, including Linux. The execution permissions that are taken into account are the ones of the file linked to, if any.
answered Jan 16 at 0:07
jlliagrejlliagre
46.9k783133
add a comment |
Answering to the question asked in the title.
Nothing is required to make a symlink executable (or not executable for that matter).
Actually, a symlink permissions serve no purpose on most OSes, including Linux. The execution permissions that are taken into account are the ones of the file linked to, if any.
answered Jan 16 at 0:07
jlliagrejlliagre
46.9k783133
Answering to the question asked in the title.
Nothing is required to make a symlink executable (or not executable for that matter).
Actually, a symlink permissions serve no purpose on most OSes, including Linux. The execution permissions that are taken into account are the ones of the file linked to, if any.
answered Jan 16 at 0:07
jlliagrejlliagre
46.9k783133
answered Jan 16 at 0:07
jlliagrejlliagre
46.9k783133
answered Jan 16 at 0:07
jlliagrejlliagre
46.9k783133
answered Jan 16 at 0:07
jlliagrejlliagre
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