Installing a deno script
I have a deno script that I've written that takes a single arg. I want to install it so that I can call "tricky" in the same way I call "deno". I did
deno install -A -n tricky .\main.js
and it said installed successfully but when I try to call it from the command line like "tricky <script-path>" it says its not recognized Was referencing this to achieve this https://docs.deno.com/runtime/manual/tools/script_installer#:~:text=Deno%20provides%20deno%20install%20to,CLI%20flags%20and%20main%20module.
and it said installed successfully but when I try to call it from the command line like "tricky <script-path>" it says its not recognized Was referencing this to achieve this https://docs.deno.com/runtime/manual/tools/script_installer#:~:text=Deno%20provides%20deno%20install%20to,CLI%20flags%20and%20main%20module.
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Seems like it works on WSL but not on windows when deno is installed through chocolatey
The
deno install command should have created an executable script named tricky in the Deno installation root's bin directory. However, it seems like your system is not recognizing this new command. This could be because the Deno bin directory is not in your system's PATH.
The installation root is determined in the following order of precedence:
1. --root option
2. DENO_INSTALL_ROOT environment variable
3. $HOME/.deno
If you didn't specify a --root option or DENO_INSTALL_ROOT environment variable, the script is likely installed in $HOME/.deno/bin.
You can add this directory to your PATH manually. If you're using a Unix-like operating system, you can do this by adding the following line to your shell profile file (like ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile for bash):
Then, you need to source your profile file for the changes to take effect:
Or, if you're using a different shell or profile file:
If you're on Windows, you'll need to add the directory to your PATH through the System Properties.
After doing this, you should be able to use the tricky command from any location in your terminal. If you're still having issues, please let me know! 🦕Even after installing it on the linux side for WSL, its not accessible from another directory
But using "export PATH="$HOME/.deno/bin:$PATH" made it accessable