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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 16 Nov 2015 23:54:12 +0000config dmenu not picking up user $PATHhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4973/config-dmenu-not-picking-up-user-path/When running `dmenu`, my local `$HOME/bin` scripts aren't being picked up. So I checked the value of `$PATH` by writing a cheat script that dmenu *would* run. Sure enough, `$HOME/bin` was not included in the output: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin So perhaps the culprit is how `.bashrc` is configured? # If not running interactively, don't do anything [ -z "$PS1" ] && return # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi **Aha!** So I move the `$PATH` assignment in `.bashrc` before it can exit for not running *interactively*: # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi # If not running interactively, don't do anything [ -z "$PS1" ] && return But still no luck. My current workaround is to change the `config` file to call a script with a wrapped dmenu command, `dmenu.sh`: bindsym $mod+d exec ~/bin/dmenu.sh The contents of my `~/bin/dmenu.sh`: #!/bin/bash PATH=~/bin:$PATH dmenu_run Does anyone have a better solution? My environment: Xubuntu 14.04 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:34:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4973/config-dmenu-not-picking-up-user-path/Answer by Jeff Bauer for When running <code>dmenu</code>, my local <code>$HOME/bin</code> scripts aren't being picked up. So I checked the value of <code>$PATH</code> by writing a cheat script that dmenu would run. Sure enough, <code>$HOME/bin</code> was not included in the output: <pre><code>/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin </code></pre> So perhaps the culprit is how <code>.bashrc</code> is configured? <pre><code># If not running interactively, don't do anything [ -z "$PS1" ] && return # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi </code></pre> Aha! So I move the <code>$PATH</code> assignment in <code>.bashrc</code> before it can exit for not running interactively: <pre><code># set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi # If not running interactively, don't do anything [ -z "$PS1" ] && return </code></pre> But still no luck. My current workaround is to change the <code>config</code> file to call a script with a wrapped dmenu command, <code>dmenu.sh</code>: <pre><code>bindsym $mod+d exec ~/bin/dmenu.sh </code></pre> The contents of my <code>~/bin/dmenu.sh</code>: <pre><code>#!/bin/bash PATH=~/bin:$PATH dmenu_run </code></pre> Does anyone have a better solution? My environment: Xubuntu 14.04 https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4973/config-dmenu-not-picking-up-user-path/?answer=4974#post-id-4974Although my workaround in the original question fixes the issue with `dmenu`, there will still be other scripts that won't run properly if my session won't acknowledge my local `$PATH` settings. It turns out that it's not i3wm's responsibility to source `.bashrc`, but creating an `~/.xsessionrc` file with the following `$PATH` assignment works: if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:49:08 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4973/config-dmenu-not-picking-up-user-path/?answer=4974#post-id-4974Answer by lasers for When running <code>dmenu</code>, my local <code>$HOME/bin</code> scripts aren't being picked up. So I checked the value of <code>$PATH</code> by writing a cheat script that dmenu would run. Sure enough, <code>$HOME/bin</code> was not included in the output: <pre><code>/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin </code></pre> So perhaps the culprit is how <code>.bashrc</code> is configured? <pre><code># If not running interactively, don't do anything [ -z "$PS1" ] && return # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi </code></pre> Aha! So I move the <code>$PATH</code> assignment in <code>.bashrc</code> before it can exit for not running interactively: <pre><code># set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi # If not running interactively, don't do anything [ -z "$PS1" ] && return </code></pre> But still no luck. My current workaround is to change the <code>config</code> file to call a script with a wrapped dmenu command, <code>dmenu.sh</code>: <pre><code>bindsym $mod+d exec ~/bin/dmenu.sh </code></pre> The contents of my <code>~/bin/dmenu.sh</code>: <pre><code>#!/bin/bash PATH=~/bin:$PATH dmenu_run </code></pre> Does anyone have a better solution? My environment: Xubuntu 14.04 https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4973/config-dmenu-not-picking-up-user-path/?answer=4975#post-id-4975I have ` export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"` in ~/.profile Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:02:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4973/config-dmenu-not-picking-up-user-path/?answer=4975#post-id-4975Comment by 0x000000 for I have <code> export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"</code> in ~/.profile https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4973/config-dmenu-not-picking-up-user-path/?comment=7346#comment-7346This, and (I think) deleting `~/.cache/dmenu_run` is what worked for me.Mon, 16 Nov 2015 23:54:12 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4973/config-dmenu-not-picking-up-user-path/?comment=7346#comment-7346