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What does this mean?

--- ~ » $PATH

zsh: no such file or directory: /Users/Reed/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/bin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1@global/bin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.1/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/bin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/bin

What is wrong? I think zsh is working?

Lenocam
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zsh is operating just fine. $PATH is a variable and when you type $PATH it is the same as typing what $PATH is equal to. In your case $PATH equals:

/Users/Reed/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/bin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1@global/bin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.1/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/bin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/Reed/.rvm/bin

The $PATH variable is great! It contains multiple directories separated by colons. This is used by your shell to let you run commands nicely without having to use the full path all the time.

So, when you typed --- ~ » $PATH you are really just typing ALL of these directories with colons in between.

And - as you may have guessed - this is not a command that your shell recognizes, so your shell responds with: zsh: no such file or directory:

bash does the same thing!

Caleb Adams
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  • The problem is from about a month ago. I solved it, but I can't remember how at this point. Thanks for checking in on it. – Lenocam Apr 29 '16 at 18:34