john@system7 ~ $ type get_iplayer get_iplayer is hashed (/usr/local/bin/get_iplayer)
john@system7 ~ $ echo $PATH /home/john/perl5/bin:/home/john/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games john@system7 ~ $ which get_iplayer /usr/bin/get_iplayer john@system7 ~ $ get_iplayer bash: /usr/local/bin/get_iplayer: No such file or directory john@system7 ~ $ /usr/bin/get_iplayer --pid=b09fx651 --vmode=best --force get_iplayer 3.06-ppa31a, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; use --conditions for details. Matches: 350: BBC News at Ten - 22/11/2017, BBC One, b09fx651 INFO: 1 matching programmes On 25 November 2017 at 17:19, Ralph Corderoy <ra...@inputplus.co.uk> wrote: > Hi John, > >> so I deleted the executable in /usr/local/bin. However even though >> 'which get_iplayer' returns /usr/bin (the location where the PPA >> version is installed) when I try to run it, something is still >> pointing to /usr/local/bin. > > How do you know this? > > Try `type get_iplayer' as an alternative to which(1). That's built-in > to the bash shell you're using and tells you what it will do. Is your > $PATH set up to have /usr/local/bin before /usr/bin? What happens if > you give an explicit path to run it, i.e. /usr/bin/get_iplayer? > > -- > Cheers, Ralph. > https://plus.google.com/+RalphCorderoy _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
