The shell scans a "path" to find an executable. By default, your current directory is not in the path. This is for security reasons: it prevents you from accidentally running something in your current directory that you may have forgotten about, or downloaded.
You must explicitly tell the shell that you know it's in your current directory. You do this by prepending './' to the executable file. So, it becomes * cd /home/weewx/bin* * ./wee_config /home/weewx/weewx.conf --help* -tk On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 9:14 AM David Beach <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a reliable weewx installation on a Raspberry Pi using a Vantage > Vue. And it is still working well. > > But, I disliked the scattered directories of the standard installation so > I set up a new SD card with Raspian Stretch. I followed the setup.py > installation instructions (with only a few minor detours!) I set it to > Simulator and weewx seems to work fine in that mode. I can view the web > page at /home/weewx/public_html/index.html with the 'fake' data streaming > in. > > However, when I try to run a utility, by typing "wee_config --help" for > example, I get: > > bash: wee_device: command not found > > If I precede it with sudo, I get: > > sudo: wee_config: command not found > > Even if I change directories so that I am in the /home/weewx/bin directory > and I can see the wee_config file just sitting there, I get the same > result. I would like to be able to use wee_config so I can change the > driver to my Vantage when I'm ready to switch. > > I am no Linux or weewx expert. Is there some mystical permission or path I > need to change? I hope that someone spots an obvious problem. > > Thanks! > > David > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
