Command not in PATH when just installed?

Ugo Bellavance ugob at camo-route.com
Thu Sep 15 11:24:32 PDT 2005


Dan Nelson wrote:
> In the last episode (Sep 15), Ugo Bellavance said:
> 
>>	I'm new on this list.  I tried looking at the archive, but I
>>didn't know how to formulate my search.  Here is my question:
>>
>>I install a package using pkg_add. Then I try running the command,
>>but it doesn't work.  I logout, I login, then it works.  Is this a
>>FAQ or a setting?
> 
> 
> Some shells cache the command list in PATH for performance.  Try
> running "rehash" and see if the command appears.
> 

Wow, so quick a response.

Thanks!

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Ugo

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