[MacPC]

Hi,

Everytime I open the terminal, under Welcome to Darwin, I got this message-
-bash: export: `/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin': not a valid identifier

Everything seems to be working fine. But how the hell can I get rid of it. It's driving me CRAZY! :0

I use OSX 10.4.8 on a G4 Mac mini.

Thanks in advance.

MacPC.

[Mithras]

Do this, would you?
cat ~/.bashrc

and paste the contents here? Seems like you have a messed-up line in your .bashrc (or possibly .profile or .bash_profile.

[MacPC]

Hi,

Thanks.


I did cat ~/.bashrc, it came up nothing.

I was looking through all the bash related files,
In the /etc/bashrc, I have:
# System-wide .bashrc file for interactive bash(1) shells.
if [ -n "$PS1" ]; then PS1='\hw \u\$ '; fi
# Make bash check it's window size after a process completes
shopt -s checkwinsize

Not sure what this does.

In my /etc/profile I have:
# System-wide .profile for sh(1)
if [ "${BASH-no}" != "no" ]; then
[ -r /etc/bashrc ] && . /etc/bashrc

Not sure what this does either.
I think the error msg has to do with one of the above files.

In my ~/.bashrc I have:
export PATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/Developer/Tools: $PATH
and in my ~/.bash_profile I have
export PATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/Developer/Tools: $PATH
same as ~/.bashrc.

There is also a .bash_history in the /Users?myusername/ but it's blank.

Do they look normal?

MacPC.

[besson3c]

Remove the space right before $PATH in your ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile

[MacPC]

Thanks so much besson3c. After I removed the space, the error message is gone!

MacPC

[kriztyke]

I dont remember it printing "not a valid identifier".

I have the original /etc bashrc and profile files,

$ export
declare -x PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
$ export $PATH
-bash: export: `/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin': not a valid identifier

I try to add a homepath .profile file including,

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
export PATH

$ export
declare -x PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/user/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin"
$ export $PATH
bash: export: `/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/user/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin': not a valid identifier

[Cold Warrior]

Don't email. Just post here so we can all benefit.

[Hal Itosis]

Originally Posted by kriztyke 

I dont remember it printing "not a valid identifier".

I have the original /etc bashrc and profile files,

$ export
declare -x PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
$ export $PATH
-bash: export: `/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin': not a valid identifier

I try to add a homepath .profile file including,

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
export PATH

$ export
declare -x PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/user/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin"
$ export $PATH
bash: export: `/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/user/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin': not a valid identifier

We don't:
export $PATH

Rather... we:
export PATH

[kriztyke]

That doesnt print anything, I want the declare printed.

[Chuckit]

So add declare -p PATH?

[kriztyke]

I just wondered: is it normal to get that print running bash export $PATH or is something failing?

[Hal Itosis]

Originally Posted by kriztyke 

I just wondered: is it normal to get that print running bash export $PATH or is something failing?

If the user is still trying to `` export $PATH ''
then the user is the one who is failing. [see above]

What do you want "printed"? You mean on screen?

echo $PATH

is possible, but it's not clear what you're trying to achieve.

[the answer given by Chuckit satisfied that already anyway.]