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macOS Zsh can't find installed Spicetify command

I tried downloading Spicetify (A terminal app that customizes spotify) on my Mac.

I ran the install command, but after successfully installing it. I tried running spicetify --help, but my terminal could not find the command spicetify.

Even though I went through my <username> folder and found the .spicetify folder, probably meaning that it has successfully installed. I diceded to re-install it. Here is the install process:

myname@My-MacBook-Air ~ % curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/spicetify-cli/master/install.sh | sh
FETCHING Version 2.27.0
DOWNLOADING https://github.com/spicetify/spicetify-cli/releases/download/v2.27.0/spicetify-2.27.0-darwin-arm64.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
EXTRACTING /Users/me/.spicetify/spicetify.tar.gz
SETTING EXECUTABLE PERMISSIONS TO /Users/me/.spicetify/spicetify
REMOVING /Users/me/.spicetify/spicetify.tar.gz
spicetify path already set in /Users/me/.zshrc, continuing...

spicetify v2.27.0 was installed successfully to /Users/me/.spicetify
Run 'spicetify --help' to get started
myname@My-MacBook-Air ~ % spicetify --help
zsh: command not found: spicetify
myname@My-MacBook-Air ~ %

I belive the source of this problem is in my .zshrc file. I remember that I made some changes to it, but don't remember what. This is what it looks like currently:

#export PATH="$HOME/Users/me/Desktop/zsh commands:$PATH"
#export PATH=$PATH:/Users/me/.spicetify

Should I un-comment these 2 lines? What do these lines do? (I have no idea how zsh works)

Solution

  • This seems like a path issue. Look at this.

    This is what it looks like currently:

    #export PATH="$HOME/Users/me/Desktop/zsh commands:$PATH"
#export PATH=$PATH:/Users/me/.spicetify

    Should I un-comment these 2 lines?

    I suggest you uncomment the second line (#export PATH=$PATH:/Users/me/.spicetify), close the Terminal, reopen it and try again.

    That line appends the /Users/me/.spicetify path to the system $PATH variable. That $PATH environment variable tells the system where to search for binaries when you type them in.

    So in this case, you typed spicetify --help and it could not find the spicetify binary until you added the /Users/me/.spicetify to the $PATH environment variable. Then by closing the Terminal and reopening it reloaded the .zshrc and then you were all set.