Suggest linux users put execs in ~/.local/bin #1118
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On many Linux distributions, both `~/bin` and `~/.local/bin` will
already be on the PATH, thanks to this common snippet in the
/etc/profile file:
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
if test "$HOME" != "/" ; then
for dir in $HOME/bin/$CPU $HOME/bin $HOME/.local/bin/$CPU $HOME/.local/bin ; do
test -d $dir && PATH=$dir:$PATH
done
fi
So, it is prudent to suggest that users check this before modifying
their .profile file. Furthermore, while `~/bin` has been informally used
for a while, `~/.local/bin` is part of the XDG Base Directory Spec,
which is increasingly embraced by the Linux ecosystem.
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Thanks, I think this is indeed a good change to use |
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On many Linux distributions, both
~/binand~/.local/binwill be automatically put on PATH, thanks to this common snippet in the /etc/profile file:So, it is prudent to suggest that users check this before modifying their .profile file. Furthermore, while
~/binhas been informally used for a while,~/.local/binis part of the XDG Base Directory Spec, which is increasingly embraced by the Linux ecosystem.