[SOLVED] I have to type export PATH=~/anaconda/bin:"$PATH" everytime I rerun the terminal

Issue

I have installed the Anaconda for Mac, but there is something wrong with me:

when I type the commandwhich conda or which ipython, I get conda not found and ipython not find

Then I find this command export PATH=~/anaconda/bin:"$PATH" works for me. It solves the problem above, but everytime I rerun the terminal the problem is still there, I have to type it again.

so I want to find a way to solve the problem fundamentally

I have tried to add it into the ~/.bashrc, ~/.profile, ~/.bash_profile, but these don't work for me.

Solution

Try this in .bash_profile

export PATH="$HOME/anaconda/bin:$PATH"

Then try launching a new terminal and running:

echo $PATH

The output should start with /anaconda/bin:

If that still doesn't work... A work around might be to invoke bash after running terminal i.e. type "bash". Which should cause bash to launch with .bash_profile

Answered By - Zv_oDD

Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (WPSolving Volunteer)