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Posted by benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
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Cannot get RVM to bring up my .bash_profile

I am trying to install RVM and the video say to type $mate ~/.bash_profile. when I do this it sats command cannot be completed. What do I do?

7 Answers

Jason Seifer
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Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Jason Seifer
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Try typing in "open -e ~/.bash_profile" (without the quotes) instead.

benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
3,300 Points
benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
3,300 Points

I did that and this popped up in the terminal window

<application>] [filenames] [--args arguments] Help: Open opens files from a shell. By default, opens each file using the default application for that file.
If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be opened as a URL. Options: -a Opens with the specified application. -b Opens with the specified application bundle identifier. -e Opens with TextEdit. -t Opens with default text editor. -f Reads input from standard input and opens with TextEdit. -F --fresh Launches the app fresh, that is, without restoring windows. Saved persistent state is lost, excluding Untitled documents. -R, --reveal Selects in the Finder instead of opening. -W, --wait-apps Blocks until the used applications are closed (even if they were already running). --args All remaining arguments are passed in argv to the application's main() function instead of opened. -n, --new Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running. -j, --hide Launches the app hidden. -g, --background Does not bring the application to the foreground. -h, --header Searches header file locations for headers matching the given filenames, and opens them.

benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
3,300 Points
benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
3,300 Points

I cant open my .bash_profile to put the gcc extension at the top like in the video

benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
3,300 Points
benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
3,300 Points

Installation of RVM in /Users/chaos_theory/.rvm/ is almost complete:

  • To start using RVM you need to run source /Users/chaos_theory/.rvm/scripts/rvm in all your open shell windows, in rare cases you need to reopen all shell windows.

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Thank you for using RVM!

I sincerely hope that RVM helps to make your life easier and

more enjoyable!!!

~Wayne

unknown8c2daa390521:~ chaos_theory$ touch ~/.bash_profile unknown8c2daa390521:~ chaos_theory$ mate ~/.bash_profile -bash: mate: command not found

I have text mate installed and this is what pops up

Jason Seifer
STAFF
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Jason Seifer
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hey Benjamin,

Try typing "open -e ~/.bash_profile" and it will bring up TextEdit. THen follow along with the videos.

Jason Seifer
STAFF
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Jason Seifer
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Er, sorry about that. In order for the mate command to work you have to install the Terminal helper with Textmate. That's under "Help" and "Terminal Usage". Try that and then the mate command again and let us know how it works.

benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
3,300 Points
benjaminrugaard
benjaminrugaard
3,300 Points

I had to go into my textmate preferences and set up a ~bin through the terminal section and now when I call $mate ~/.bash_profile I get my bash profile to open in textmate. So now I have it working in node and textmate! haha. Thanks for your help.