Adding MALLET to the Bash path

Question

I have run into a problem with adding the MALLET topic modelling tool to my path.

If I cd to /mallet-2.0-8/ and type ./bin/mallet, all works fine.

If I type echo $PATH, I have successfully added '/mallet-2.0.8/bin' to the path. But typing mallet now at the prompt yields -bash: mallet: command not found.

So, how to get the $ to respond to mallet?

Did you manually add the `mallet` path to `$PATH` in `.bashrc` or `.bash_profile`? — Inian, Mar 20 '17 at 10:23
I manually added it to the `.bash_profile` by using the `nano`editor. The line I added was `PATH="/mallet-2.0.8/bin:${PATH}"` — Simon Lindgren, Mar 20 '17 at 10:24
Did you `source` the `.bash_profile` from the current shell to make the changes take effect right away? `source ~/.bash_profile` — Inian, Mar 20 '17 at 10:25
@RiccardoPetraglia This is what it looks like: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4yomw7bgkwbqfb2/Screen%20Shot%202017-03-20%20at%2011.26.07%20copy.png?dl=0 — Simon Lindgren, Mar 20 '17 at 10:28
So, yes, there is a `mallet` executable in that folder, but one must write `./bin/mallet`with a `.` in the `mallet-2.0-8/` folder to run it manually. Using `cd`down into the `/bin`and then entering `mallet`does not work... — Simon Lindgren, Mar 20 '17 at 10:34

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '17 at 10:38

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The line you have to add to the bashrc or bash_profile is:

export PATH="/mallet-2.0.8/bin:$PATH"

if you do not use the export the variable will be defined only inside the file.

You can also try by writing the same line directly in the shell.

answered Mar 20 '17 at 10:38

Riccardo Petraglia

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Tried both these things, but same problem. It seems I have definitely been able to add the path correctly by the behaviour described in my previous comment is what needs to be dealt with. – Simon Lindgren Mar 20 '17 at 10:41

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 26 '17 at 15:46

After adding the mallet to the path variable, make sure to source it. Here are the steps I have followed.

$Issue with bin\mallet$

Added MAVEN_HOME to the path. This is the Exact Command.

export PATH="/mallet-2.0.8/bin:$PATH"

Make sure that the same directory has been added. (Try to Echo $PATH)
Then source the bash_profile.

source ~/.bash_profile.

Now,

Adding MALLET to the Bash path

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