/usr/local/bin on mac mini Lion

timinak · timinak #1 (**permalink**)

10-09-2011, 07:54 PM

I come from a linux background. I am used to using /usr/local/bin for applications
compiled on the machine or for shell scripts.
I note that /usr/local/bin is in my env path, but it doesn't exist. Would there
be any issues if I were to create it?
thanks
tim

XJ-linux · XJ-linux #2 (**permalink**)

10-09-2011, 08:50 PM

You can create it and add it to your profile path. I have many little sub directories...

MacGyver:/usr/local <username>$ ls
bin clamXav include lib sbin share

Or, you can use /usr/bin

MacGyver:/usr dcram$ ls
X11 bin include libexec local share
X11R6 etc lib llvm-gcc-4.2 sbin standalone

timinak · timinak #3 (**permalink**)

10-09-2011, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XJ-linux

You can create it and add it to your profile path. I have many little sub directories...

MacGyver:/usr/local <username>$ ls
bin clamXav include lib sbin share

Or, you can use /usr/bin

MacGyver:/usr dcram$ ls
X11 bin include libexec local share
X11R6 etc lib llvm-gcc-4.2 sbin standalone

Thank you. That is what I needed to know.
cheers

timinak #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 12, 2011 Posts: 63	10-09-2011, 07:54 PM I come from a linux background. I am used to using /usr/local/bin for applications compiled on the machine or for shell scripts. I note that /usr/local/bin is in my env path, but it doesn't exist. Would there be any issues if I were to create it? thanks tim Software developer since 1987, web programmer since 1996. Linux user since 2000. 2011 mac mini, 8 Gb RAM.
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Member Since: Jul 02, 2007 Location: Going Galt... Posts: 3,231 Mac Specs: MacBookAir5,2:10.9-MacMini3,1:10.9-iPhone6,1:7.0.4	10-09-2011, 08:50 PM You can create it and add it to your profile path. I have many little sub directories... MacGyver:/usr/local <username>$ ls bin clamXav include lib sbin share Or, you can use /usr/bin MacGyver:/usr dcram$ ls X11 bin include libexec local share X11R6 etc lib llvm-gcc-4.2 sbin standalone
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