Command not in PATH when just installed?

[Greg Barniskis]

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.
> 

That'll do it. To answer your question more specifically (is this a 
FAQ?)... Not really, but the occasional need for the rehash command 
is mentioned in the FreeBSD Handbook section on using ports:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html

and in the article for new users:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/new-users/index.html

Each of which (and of course other handbook sections and articles) 
may help you get more out of your system. Enjoy!

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