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I have installed GIT on my Mac mountain lion 10.8.5 I cannot get the GIT commands to execute.

original issue: terminal 

git init new_repository

dyld:lazy symbol binding failed: symbol not found

I found several posts relating to the $PATH and I am close to understanding the concepts of these paths but I am uncertain as to where I should be, which directory ?? I should run the following command. git init new_repository

This was suggested in post and had 53 up votes.

how do I add /usr/local/git/bin/ to the PATH on mac osx?

Begin of that posted answer You can add the following to ~/.bash_profile:

export PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH

The change will get applied with the next terminal window you open. End of answer.

Editing my .bash_profile with the above code did not change anything.

Below is my current path. Maybe someone will notice something that I am missing.

~ mycomputer $ echo $PATH
~ mycomputer $ pwd
/Users/mycomputer
~ mycomputer $ echo $PATH
/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin
mycomputer:~ mycomputer$

I want to be able to run git from terminal. Can someone explain Things ? Which file do I modify to include What PATH ?

thanks

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  • consider editting your question to show the output of running `echo ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-LD_LIB_PATH_NOT_SET}` (there are only 2 "words" in that command). Good luck. – shellter Sep 23 '14 at 16:48
  • Try only git init command once. – Anjaneyulu Battula Sep 23 '14 at 16:52
  • `which` finds commands in the `$PATH` your `.bash_profile` file is not one of those. – Etan Reisner Sep 23 '14 at 17:13
  • Have you tried in a new terminal instance? – Etan Reisner Sep 23 '14 at 17:18
  • @Etan Reisner new instance didn't do it. – shareyourpeace Sep 23 '14 at 17:24
  • The command @shellter indicated will print out the value of that variable. The reason your edits don't work is because code needs non-text line directly above it. – Etan Reisner Sep 23 '14 at 17:32
  • What does `otool -L "$(type -p git)"` say? – Etan Reisner Sep 23 '14 at 17:34
  • @Etan Reisner sorry. i replied 4 minutes after you suggested that but dont know why it didn't show up here. 'command not found' – shareyourpeace Sep 23 '14 at 18:16
  • Hm... was that complaining about `otool` not being found? That's unfortunate. – Etan Reisner Sep 23 '14 at 19:22
  • @EtanReisner: `$HOME/.bash_profile` is sourced by bash on startup; it doesn't need to be in `$PATH`. – Keith Thompson Sep 23 '14 at 21:37
  • @KeithThompson I know. I was explaining why `which` didn't find it when the OP tried it (in a bit of the post that has since been removed). – Etan Reisner Sep 23 '14 at 21:56
  • @keiththompson it has been suggested that I uninstall GIT and reinstall a different version.it sounds like you are very familiar with my issue. What code should I insert into the bash_profile so that GIT can locate the library it needs to run ? I think that is the problem ? Two days of trouble shooting and reading and I cannot find a clear resolution. I would still like to get the version I have running rather than an uninstall reinstall. I am on mountain lion 10.8.5. GIT version 2.0.1 Thanks – shareyourpeace Sep 23 '14 at 23:01
  • @shareyourpeace: I don't know. I don't use MacOS. On Linux, installing git puts everything in the default locations, so I don't need to mess with `$PATH` or `$LD_LIBRARY_PATH`. – Keith Thompson Sep 23 '14 at 23:06
  • @keithThompson. Thanks. I know some Linux/unix but this project is Mac oriented. – shareyourpeace Sep 24 '14 at 13:09

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