CLI documentation for macOS doesn't work on non-bash shells #82644

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Christoph Duyster · 2020-11-12T11:31:57+01:00

Christoph Duyster commented

2020-11-12 11:31:57 +01:00

Pagename: advanced/command_line/launch/macos

instead of

echo "export PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS" >> ~/.bash_profile

(which doesn't work - i have a mac and it won't work )

it should be

export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS

(which works)

Pagename: `advanced/command_line/launch/macos` instead of echo "export PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS" >> ~/.bash_profile (which doesn't work - i have a mac and it won't work ) it should be export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS (which works)

Christoph Duyster commented

2020-11-12 11:31:57 +01:00

Added subscriber: @LuckyChris

Christoph Duyster changed title from ~~documentation does not work~~ to documentation - small error

2020-11-12 11:32:12 +01:00

Ankit Meel commented

2020-11-12 11:39:13 +01:00

Added subscriber: @ankitm

Ankit Meel commented

2020-11-12 11:39:13 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Ankit Meel commented

2020-11-12 11:39:13 +01:00

export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS

This will stop working the moment you restart a shell session: new tab or new window or terminal relaunch.

Better solution is to add a note for 10.15+ macOS where zsh is the default shell. So .bash_profile would not take effect.

> export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS This will stop working the moment you restart a shell session: new tab or new window or terminal relaunch. Better solution is to add a note for 10.15+ macOS where zsh is the default shell. So .bash_profile would not take effect.

Ankit Meel changed title from ~~documentation - small error~~ to CLI documentation for macOS doesn't work on non-bash shells

2020-11-12 11:39:44 +01:00

Christoph Duyster commented

2020-11-12 11:44:40 +01:00

you are right, sorry, new proposal:

Add to the PATH on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and up
Open up Terminal.
Run the following command: sudo nano /etc/paths.
Enter your password, when prompted.
Go to the bottom of the file, and enter "/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS"
Hit control-x to quit.
Enter “Y” to save the modified buffer.

Close the terminal and open a new one so that the new path will be used.

you are right, sorry, new proposal: Add to the PATH on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and up Open up Terminal. Run the following command: sudo nano /etc/paths. Enter your password, when prompted. Go to the bottom of the file, and enter "/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS" Hit control-x to quit. Enter “Y” to save the modified buffer. Close the terminal and open a new one so that the new path will be used.

blender-admin commented

2020-11-20 07:08:23 +01:00

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