where to add your personal bash script files [ SOLVED ]

[ckonn]

Hello,

as we know the bash shell executes a files only if they are stored in one of the directories included in the bash PATH. in many bash tutorials it is sad that the user must create a new "bin" subdirectory in his home directory, where he will add his new bash scripts.

what will happen if the user stores his personal bash scripts in the /usr/local/sbin directory? is there some kind of danger for the os or for some parts of it, if I do so?

thanks in advance

[deepakdeshp]

The path to search can be found as follows:-
In my case it is as follows.

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echo $PATH
/home/uma/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games

As a convention it is best to put in bin folder under home directory. You can choose /usr/local/sbin too.