install instructions for PATH don't insert a newline #705

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2025-10-22T14:55:45Z

kimadactyl commented

2025-10-22 14:55:45 +00:00

Heya, just ran the install instructions and this step didn't work:

echo PATH=$PATH:/Users/kim/.local/bin >> /Users/kim/.zshrc

It concatenated it with the last line in my .zshrc instead of adding it to a new line. on adding the line manually it's working again.

.zsh / macos / iterm2

Heya, just ran the install instructions and this step didn't work: `echo PATH=$PATH:/Users/kim/.local/bin >> /Users/kim/.zshrc` It concatenated it with the last line in my .zshrc instead of adding it to a new line. on adding the line manually it's working again. .zsh / macos / iterm2

decentral1se commented

2025-10-23 06:58:45 +00:00

Hey @kimadactyl, thanks for the report.

That's strange however, I thought echo foo >> foo always adds the newline? Is this perhaps something to do with with a missing newline in your .zshrc at the time? Can you manually test that echo TEST >> /Users/kim/.zshrc definitely misses the newline?

We don't have any logic atm in the installer script that deals with newlines:

abra/scripts/installer/installer Lines 92 to 101 in fd4ee75ab7

       com="echo PATH=\$PATH:$p"
       if [[ $SHELL =~ "bash" ]]; then
           echo "$com >> $HOME/.bashrc"
       elif [[ $SHELL =~ "fizsh" ]]; then
           echo "$com >> $HOME/.fizsh/.fizshrc"
       elif [[ $SHELL =~ "zsh" ]]; then
           echo "$com >> $HOME/.zshrc"
       else
           echo "$com >> $HOME/.profile"
       fi

Hey @kimadactyl, thanks for the report. That's strange however, I thought `echo foo >> foo` always adds the newline? Is this perhaps something to do with with a missing newline in your `.zshrc` at the time? Can you manually test that `echo TEST >> /Users/kim/.zshrc` definitely misses the newline? We don't have any logic atm in the installer script that deals with newlines: https://git.coopcloud.tech/toolshed/abra/src/commit/fd4ee75ab72bdc6668ba0b09a99fe140dd51b9c2/scripts/installer/installer#L92-L101

decentral1se added the installer label 2025-10-23 06:59:38 +00:00

kimadactyl commented

2025-10-27 11:23:27 +00:00

yeah it works normally! and your example works too.

$ echo TEST >> ./test
$ echo TEST >> ./test
$ echo TEST >> ./test
$ cat test
TEST
TEST
TEST

yeah it works normally! and your example works too. ``` $ echo TEST >> ./test $ echo TEST >> ./test $ echo TEST >> ./test $ cat test TEST TEST TEST ```

decentral1se commented

2025-10-27 14:05:52 +00:00

@kimadactyl OK 🤔 Then I really don't know what originally would have caused the issue? If you have ideas, I'm happy to hear it. Otherwise, shall we just assume this was a ghost in your computer and close the issue? 😛

kimadactyl commented

2025-10-27 15:05:01 +00:00

yep ok ill reopen if i can reproduce!

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2025-10-27 15:05:01 +00:00

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Reference: toolshed/abra#705