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Utils scripts

Making command line commands

1. Mark the python file as executable

$ chmod +x my_script.py

2. Add an interpreter shebang. With this, we can drop the extension

#!/usr/bin/env python

3. Add the program to the PATH Create a user bin directory and then add it to the PATH

$ mkdir -p ~/bin
$ cp my_script ~/bin

In order to add this to the PATH permanently, do:

• add this line to .bash_profile in your home directory:

$ export PATH=$PATH":$HOME/bin"

• reload the shell