psql: command not found Mac

问题

I installed PostgreSQL via the graphical install on http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/

I see it in my applications and also have the psql terminal in my applications. I need psql to work in the regular terminal for another bash script I'm running for an app.

For some reason, when I run

psql

in the Mac terminal, my output is

-bash: psql: command not found

I ran the following in the terminal:

locate psql | grep /bin

and the output was

/Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/bin/psql

I then edited my ~/.bash_profile and added it to the path like so:

export PATH = /Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/bin/psql:$PATH

The only other thing in ~/.bash_profile is SDK man and it's at the bottom of the script as it says it should be. I've tried setting the bath to just the /Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/bin/ as well. I've restarted my terminal also.

How can I get psql to work?

EDIT After adding to .bashrc, this output is returned when I open terminal

-bash: export: `/Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin': not a valid identifier

回答1:

You have got the PATH slightly wrong. You need the PATH to "the containing directory", not the actual executable itself.

Your PATH should be set like this:

export PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/bin:$PATH

without the extra sql part in it. Also, you must remove the spaces around the equals sign.

Keywords: Postgresql, PATH, macOS, OSX, psql

回答2:

From the Postgres documentation page:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/paths.d && echo /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin | sudo tee /etc/paths.d/postgresapp

restart your terminal and you will have it in your path.

回答3:

If someone used homebrew with Mojave:

export PATH=/usr/local/opt/postgresql@9.5/bin:$PATH

change version if you need!

回答4:

For me this worked:

Downloading the App: https://postgresapp.com/downloads.html
Running commands to configure $PATH - note though that it didn't work for me. https://postgresapp.com/documentation/cli-tools.html

Manually add it to the .bash_profile document:

cd  # to get to your home folder
open .bash_profile  # to open your bash_profile

In your bash profile add:

# Postgres
export PATH=/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin

Save the file. Restart the terminal. Type 'psql'. Done.

回答5:

Modify your PATH in .bashrc, not in .bash_profile:

http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Bash-Startup-Files

回答6:

Open the file .bash_profile in your Home folder. It is a hidden file.

Add this path below to the end export PATH line in you .bash_profile file :/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin

The symbol : separates the paths.

Example:

If the file contains: export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

it will become: export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin

How to show hidden files

In Terminal, paste the following: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

回答7:

ANSWERED ON OCTOBER 2017

run

export PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/bin:$PATH

and then restart your terminal.

回答8:

As a postgreSQL newbie I found the os x setup instructions on the postgresql site impenetrable. I got all kinds of errors. Fortunately the uninstaller worked fine.

cd /Library/PostgreSQL/11; open uninstall-postgresql.app/

Then I started over with a brew install followed by this article How to setup PostgreSQL on MacOS

It works fine now.

回答9:

Mojave, Postgres was installed via

brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lembacon/homebrew-core/bede8a46dea462769466f606f86f82511949066f/Formula/postgresql@9.6.rb

How to get psql in your path:

brew link postgresql@9.6 --force

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36155219/psql-command-not-found-mac

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