where to keep scripts for new software
When downloading software in a unix system to a bin directory $HOME/bin a new directory containing the scripts is created $HOME/bin/packagedir adding this to the path everytime you download a new package makes the $PATH long and complicated. Would you advice to transfer all the scripts from the original package dir to the $HOME/bin this way all scripts are visible if bin is in the path? Thanks
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Not really a bioinformatics question, but I'd suggest creating a symlink to $HOME/bin/ This also allows you to keep your downloaded software in another location, or multiple locations, to keep everything tidy.
Yes,I apologize if this is not within the bioinformatics subject, but it is certainly a fundamental (basic but fundamental) concept also used in bioinformatics.
How can one create a symlink from $HOME/path/to/package to $HOME/bin
Thank you!!
Google “symlinking” or “softlinking”.
I’d add that I think it’s perfectly normal for a PATH to become long and complicated, particularly if you rely on local installs instead of system wide.
A good approach is to have each element of the PATH as a separate
exportcommand in one of your dotfiles (commonly.bashrcor.profile). It’s then pretty trivial to excise/rearrange the elements by reordering the exports.