Question about executing a script

[fs0ciety]

So I'm trying to learn the command line, and so as is usual when learning a new language I started with the Hello World bash script.

I've been following the guide on this website: http://www.linuxcommand.org/lc3_wss0010.php

At the bottom of that page it talks about the bin directory and how if you move your script in there, you don't have to specify a directory when executing. But it doesn't work for me, if I type the filename without directory I just get "command not found".

Am I doing it wrong?

[catweazel]

Am I doing it wrong?

There are several preceding instructions to set bin into the path and make it available but it's all wrong. I would be inclined to find a better tutorial as that one skips a lot of the information you actually need to make it work. For example, the bin path is usually /home/$USER/bin or /home/$USER/.bin, and it is this path that you must add to the environment but the tutorial skips that entirely. Instead of telling you to use the path, it tells you to use the directory name.

I would find a tutorial that is more focussed on ubuntu than on generic linux.

[fs0ciety]

Hmm yeah to be honest I had my doubts as well as I keep running into trouble and I feel like it isn't clearly explained what I'm supposed to do. I'll try some alternatives tomorrow

[gm10]

For example, the bin path is usually /home/$USER/bin or /home/$USER/.bin, and it is this path that you must add to the environment but the tutorial skips that entirely.

~/bin and ~/.local/bin automatically get added to the PATH via the default ~/.profile on Mint/Ubuntu. You do however need to source ~/.profile after you add the directory (or log out and back in) because it only adds to PATH if the directory actually exists.

That said, I agree, better find another tutorial.