Axel Liljencrantz wrote:
> On 3/12/07, Troy Truchon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I've been using Fish as my default shell for several months now but
>> haven't really gone beyond anything basic. I was wondering if anyone had
>> any tips or tricks for using Fish. First and formost though I'm having
>> some problems setting it up properly.
>>
>> When I first open a terminal or login I am greeted with the following:
>>
>> fish: Warning: The directory /usr/local/bin has been removed from your
>> PATH because it does not exist
>> Welcome to fish, the friendly interactive shell
>> Type help for instructions on how to use fish
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~>
>>
>> I have tried everything I could think of to change my path to no avail.
>> I'm running Ubuntu edgy if that helps. Also how do I change the greeting
>> to something else, I already know to type help so I don't need to be
>> told every time I login.
>
> Your PATH is almost certainly set to include /usr/local/bin by the
> bash init scripts. There are various reasons why having a non-existing
> directory in your PATH is a bad idea, which is why fish removes it.
> Perhaps none of them are important enough to warrant the tiresome
> naging fish is putting you through, though. Perhaps it is a design
> choice in need of reevaluation.
>
> The easiest way to get rid of this is 'sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin', the
> best way is to run the command 'grep -R /usr/local/bin /etc' and
> locate where the PATH is set.
That worked, wonder why I didn't think of it. I found the culprit in
/etc/environment. Thank you.
>>
>> -- 
>> ######################################################
>> # Troy J. Truchon * DSL Field Service Technician     #
>> # [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://IcedTea.wordpress.com/ #
>> ######################################################
>


-- 
After a successful DSL installation I always feel a bit dirty. I'm never sure 
wheather I've given them the worlds library or its needle. All I know is that 
people don't react like that when you give them a library card. * Troy Truchon 
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] * IcedTea.wordpress.com


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