psql command not found Mac

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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

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If someone used homebrew with Mojave or later   export PATH  usr local opt postgresql 9 5 bin  PATH   change version if you need

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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

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ANSWERED ON OCTOBER 2017  run   export PATH  Library PostgreSQL 9 5 bin  PATH   and then restart your terminal

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If Postgres was downloaded and installed  running this should fix the issue   sudo mkdir -p  etc paths d  amp  amp  echo  Applications Postgres app Contents Versions latest bin   sudo tee   etc paths d postgresapp   Restart the terminal and you ll be able to use psql command   Ref  https   postgresapp com documentation cli-tools html

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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

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From the Postgres documentation page      sudo mkdir -p  etc paths d  amp  amp  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

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If Postgresql was downloaded from official website  After installation  running these commands helped me resolve the psql issue  Go to your home directory with cd   In your home directory  run ls -a  Edit the  bash profile file with vim vi  bash profile opens the vim editor  Insert  by pressing i on the editor  Add export PATH  PATH  Applications Postgres app Contents Versions  lt Version Number gt  bin The Version Number refers to the version number of the postgresql installed on your local machine  In my case  version 12 was installed  so I inputed export PATH  PATH  Applications Postgres app Contents Versions 12 bin   Press the esc key and press  wq to exit the editor  Enter source  bash profile in your terminal to read and execute the content of a file just passed as an argument in the current shell script  Run psql terminal result In summary   cd   vi  bash profile export PATH  PATH  Applications Postgres app Contents Versions 12 bin Take note of the version number exit vim source  bash profile psql Works

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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

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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

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Modify your PATH in  bashrc  not in  bash profile   http   www gnu org software bash manual bashref html Bash-Startup-Files

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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

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