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Ruby ActiveRecord Basics Migrations and Relationships Migrations

kabir k
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kabir k
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Posted by kabir k
kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points

Got a `-bash: mysql: command not found` response when I ran the `mysql -uroot` command

I have been getting a -bash: mysql: command not found response every time I run the mysql -uroot command in the terminal like "Migrations" video suggested.

I have also been getting a similar "command not found" response when I run the subl . command. The response I got in this case was

-bash: subl: command not found

Does anyone know how to fix this problems and if they are related or not?

1 Answer

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
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James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

It appears that you do not have those applications installed on your system, or are installed in a location that is not in your PATH variable. If you need further assistance, we'd need to know which OS (including distro in the case of Linux) you are running so we can give instructions based on the proper package manager(if any).

kabir k
kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points
kabir k
kabir k
Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points

My Operating System is OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

I'm sorry, I'm not as familar with OS X as I am with Linux, so I can't help you make sure they are installed correctly, beyond giving you a few links.

Here is one for setting up subl to work from the command line if sublime is installed.

If you are sure you have installed sublime and mysql, you might want to check that their install locations are in your PATH with

echo $PATH

If they aren't then you can add their locations via 

export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/application/directory