From 024309f37850415ae01415d850daaca6c30e7146 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thayne McCombs Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:05:01 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add comment to README about making sure .local/bin is on PATH (#797) To make it more clear how to set up the symlin on debian/ubuntu. Fixes #791 --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 511b23a..2576175 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ sudo apt install fd-find Note that the binary is called `fdfind` as the binary name `fd` is already used by another package. It is recommended that after installation, you add a link to `fd` by executing command `ln -s $(which fdfind) ~/.local/bin/fd`, in order to use `fd` in the same way as in this documentation. +Make sure that `$HOME/.local/bin` is in your `$PATH`. If you use an older version of Ubuntu, you can download the latest `.deb` package from the [release page](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases) and install it via: @@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ sudo apt-get install fd-find Note that the binary is called `fdfind` as the binary name `fd` is already used by another package. It is recommended that after installation, you add a link to `fd` by executing command `ln -s $(which fdfind) ~/.local/bin/fd`, in order to use `fd` in the same way as in this documentation. +Make sure that `$HOME/.local/bin` is in your `$PATH`. ### On Fedora