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I'm trying to create an alias in my .bash_profile to run an application in the terminal window (Julia programming language), the same way you would run Python from the terminal window by typing "python".

I created a .bash_profile and put

alias julia="path"

But it says 'No such file or directory', and in fact I tested it out with directories that I know exist, and no matter what I put there, when I type the command in the terminal it still says it. Can anyone troubleshoot this for me?

Thanks.

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    Need more info. Where is Julia installed? Also, why create an alias rather then just add julia to your $PATH. (Also, while this is subjective these days, aliases would more traditionally go in .bashrc. This has no effect on your issue though).
    – sdmeyers
    Commented Sep 4, 2014 at 19:03
  • @sdmeyers Julia is installed in my Applications folder, how would I add julia to my $PATH?
    – Set
    Commented Sep 4, 2014 at 19:06
  • PATH="${PATH}":/Application/Julia-0.3.0.app/Contents/Resources/julia/bin/ Assuming the latest binary release.
    – sdmeyers
    Commented Sep 4, 2014 at 19:13
  • BTW if you generally use julia from the command line, I'd suggest installing homebrew (brew.sh) and then brew install julia.
    – sdmeyers
    Commented Sep 4, 2014 at 19:15
  • above path... Application s/b Applications
    – sdmeyers
    Commented Sep 4, 2014 at 19:54

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To answer your question:

alias julia="/Applications/Julia-0.3.0.app/Contents/Resources/julia/bin/julia"

tested.

(You need to make sure the alias goes inside the OS X app package all the way to binary.)

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