getting error /usr/bin/env: sh: No such file or directory when running command play

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I am a beginner on Play framework . I just extract Play framework files and extracted them and gave the path of play directory in $PATH global variable. After this when I run the the command on ubuntu play help, its giving me below error:

/usr/bin/env: sh: No such file or directory

Any clue why I am facing this error and how to resolve it ?

[Why is #!/usr/bin/env bash not working on my system?](https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/257969/56041) — jww, Oct 08 '17 at 16:56
that happened to me after moving the project to other computer, try to recreate manifest again — mohammad alabid, Dec 21 '17 at 09:42

score 118 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 27 '14 at 06:51

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This error usually happens if the script has windows line endings instead of unix line endings.

Try running dos2unix on the script and try running your command again to see if you get the same error.

dos2unix [filename]

answered Jan 27 '14 at 06:51

Babatunde Adeyemi

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This is the solution. I copied over the file from a windows machine. Installing and running dos2unix on the file enabled it to run without issues. – johnny Jul 06 '16 at 10:57
If on macOS, you won't have dos2unix by default but see https://stackoverflow.com/a/23831111/31629 for a solution. – Ken Sep 14 '18 at 22:56

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 17 '16 at 13:27

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I had the same problem, and resolved it using Notepad++, by clicking Edit -> EOL Conversion -> Unix and then save the file.

answered Oct 17 '16 at 13:27

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Paul · Answer 3 · 2023-02-06T15:16:55.160

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I had the same error. I am using Windows Subsystem for Linux. First I tried removing the Windows Lineendings by entering tr -d '\r' < input.sh > output.sh. This did not help. In fact the path actually did not exist instead of #!/usr/bin/env bash, I needed to use #!/usr/bin/bash in the first line of my script.

edited Feb 06 '23 at 15:16

answered Dec 10 '21 at 19:07

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 20 '23 at 09:59

To resolve env: sh\r: No such file or directory issue:

Sometimes when files are transferred between different operating systems, the line endings can get converted to the wrong format, which can cause issues with shell scripts. Running dos2unix on the affected files is a quick and easy way to fix the line ending format and ensure that shell scripts can be executed without errors.

In my case, it was a transfer from Windows to MacOS.

This helped me:

Install brew install dos2unix
Convert all .sh files in repo: find . -type f -name '*.sh' -exec dos2unix {} \;
Conver all your hooks. I have one hook so I run only one command: dos2unix .husky/pre-commit

Hope it'll help you.

I know you're not supposed to say thanks here, but this was perfect for me so thank you for being so helpful with your `commands` / suggestions — thathurtabit, Aug 12 '23 at 10:50

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 11 '13 at 14:03

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$PATH environment variable is set in ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile or ~/.profile.

source the relevant configuration file or start a new bash terminal should solve the problem.

answered Aug 11 '13 at 14:03

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score 1 · Answer 6 · edited Jul 29 '18 at 20:54

Just change the sh terminal to bash using this link and everything should be fine.

1. Change user entry in /etc/passwd
a) edit /etc/passwd using any editor

$ vi /etc/passwd
b) find the line that belongs to the user (foo) that we about to modify
foo:x:1001:1001::/home/foo:/bin/sh
c) change from /bin/sh to /bin/bash
foo:x:1001:1001::/home/foo:/bin/bash
d) save
e) Logout and login back

2. Use chsh command
a) type chsh
$ chsh
b) You will be asked for password. Enter your password
c) This screen will appear
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Login Shell [/bin/sh]:
d) Put /bin/bash at the menu and press Enter

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 08 '22 at 21:26

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For peoples in Windows using Visual Studio Git module, if you encounter this error

You should setup C:\Program Files\Git\bin for Path in Environment Variables System

answered Mar 08 '22 at 21:26

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This worked for me, however my git\bin resides in another folder. use cmd to find your path using: c:>where git – Emil G Jun 02 '23 at 13:03

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 13 '20 at 14:27

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Got this error when running on new Macbook Pro, because the default shell is now ZSH instead of Bash. Just type bash to enter bash shell, and run your script as normal.

answered Jan 13 '20 at 14:27

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 28 '21 at 11:20

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This can also happen if your file is UTF-8 encoded with a "BOM" header (byte-order-mark) at the beginning of the file. Use your editor to "remove bom".

answered Jan 28 '21 at 11:20

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Apr 07 '23 at 19:17

I ran into a very similar error while using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2).

Setting git autocrlf to false via git config --global core.autocrlf false, and re-cloning the repository did the trick for me.

I've also seen folks recommend preventing WSL from adding Windows paths to PATH env var (read more).

score -1 · Answer 11 · edited Apr 30 '23 at 15:08

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i was getting slimier error in react-native because i forgot to add environment variable for android studio

add in .bashrc

 export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Android/Sdk
 export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/emulator
 export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools
 export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

edited Apr 30 '23 at 15:08

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answered Jun 22 '21 at 10:39

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You should not need to `export` anything more than once, and `PATH` will already have been `export`ed by your shell. – tripleee Jun 22 '21 at 10:43
i was using react-native and the official doc say that https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup – Aditya parmar Jul 11 '21 at 03:46

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