Hi Greg, Did you compare the output of `env` in your Terminal and in the Worksheet? This could give you some clues of what is missing or different.
HTH Jean Jourdain On Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 10:27:08 PM UTC+1 Greg Raven wrote: > I copied the paths from .zshrc to .zprofile, but that changed nothing. I > could always execute the Servbay commands in Terminal app ... still hoping > to be able to reach them through a BBEdit shell worksheet, though. > > For now, I have moved the commands from Unix Worksheet to Scratchpad, > where I can copy and paste them into Terminal app. > > Thanks for your help. > > --- GR > > On Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 1:31:39 PM UTC-8 GP wrote: > >> Hmm ... "paths to my .zshrc file" ... >> >> Did you read BBEdit's Regarding environment variables when using “zsh” >> <https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/zshenv.html>? >> >> According to that, "BBEdit runs zsh as a non-interactive shell, zsh does >> not load ~/.zshrc" so you need to "move $PATH (and other environment >> settings) into ~/.zprofile" which will get loaded by zsh in a >> non-interactive invocation. >> >> Also, did you install the ServBay CLI per the ServBay CLI: Installation, >> Configuration & Usage Guide >> <https://support.servbay.com/basic-usage/command-line-support%20directions> >> ? >> >> Although the directions are slightly outdated (by referencing bash as the >> default MacOS shell), the context of applying "Install CLI Tool to zsh" >> seems to imply modifying .zshrc, which per the above BBEdit support >> document won't work to add Servbay's installed tools path to the invoked >> non-interactive shell's $PATH. >> >> Without physically installing ServBay and checking what "Install CLI Tool >> to zsh" does, I assume that command modifies an existing ~/.zshrc file (or >> creates one if needed) by adding: >> >> export PATH="/Applications/ServBay/script:$PATH" >> >> to it, as the Servbay support Command-Line Tool: servbayctl >> <https://support.servbay.com/basic-usage/command-line-tool-servbayctl> >> article's >> Prerequisites section recommends. >> >> With all that covered: >> >> 1. Check your ~/.zshrc file. Does it have the above export PATH command >> in it? >> >> a. If so, move it to ~/.zprofile (creating the ~/.zprofile file if >> needed). >> >> b. If not, check the ~/.zprofile file (if one exists) to see if the above >> export PATH command is in it. If the file or command doesn't exist, create >> the file (if necessary) and add the command to it. >> >> 2. Open the MacOS Terminal app and check the ServBay installed tools can >> be found using the now-configured ~/.zshrc and ~/.zprofile export PATH >> arrangement. (Tool version commands are one way to check.) >> >> 3. If 2. works, repeat with a BBEdit Shell Worksheet to check the ServBay >> installed tools can be found. >> On Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:03:29 AM UTC-8 Greg Raven wrote: >> >>> I used MAMP Pro for years in my local dev environment, and project >>> worksheet commands (such as, to invoke js-beautify, netlify, and wrangler) >>> worked fine. MAMP Pro's rough edges finally got to me, though, and I >>> switched to Servbay, which in many cases seems to be a superior local >>> environment. >>> >>> However, even though I have PHP, Python, Node, Rust, and Go installed, >>> worksheet commands that used to allow me to upload files to Netlify or >>> Cloudflare, as well as format JavaScript and JSON files, no longer work. >>> When I try to invoke them, I get either a "js-beautify not found" or "node >>> not found" console error. >>> >>> I don't mind (too much) having to copy-paste the upload commands, but I >>> miss the JavaScript formatting. >>> >>> I read the BBEdit documents, tried adding aliases and paths to my .zshrc >>> file, putting the commands in worksheets, trying different command-line >>> syntaxes, etc., but either I'm missing something or this is simply not >>> possible to do, even though the commands do work just fine from the command >>> line. >>> >>> Anyone else run into this and come up with a solution? >>> >> -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/c92488d4-0b29-4135-aa65-390f926ae93an%40googlegroups.com.
