Setting path to applications?

annewijbenga · May 22, 2011, 07:03

Hello,
I am using ubuntu 10.4 LTS and installation upto showing the usage message after "icoFoam -help" was no problem.
I also copied the tutorials to my directory, so far so good.

I continued with getting started and tried to start blockMesh, but I get the following message:
blockMesh: command not found

I verified that the program is available. I assume that i have to add some information somewhere to let my system look for it in the right place. I presume it is more of a linux problem than a OpenFoam problem. I am however not that smart (yet) with linux.
Has somebody a clue?
Thanks A

wyldckat · May 22, 2011, 07:25

Greetings Anne and welcome to the forum!

Did you do everything in the same terminal window?
When you ran 'blockMesh', did you try 'icoFoam -help' again?
Did you read the (foot)notes in the instructions?

Try starting a new terminal window/tab. Then run 'icoFoam -help' again. If it doesn't find it, then edit once again your "~/.bashrc" file and check if it looks like how the instructions told you to do.
If all OK, then try again following the "Getting Started" instructions!

Best regards,
Bruno

annewijbenga · May 22, 2011, 07:42

No, I didnot. For the test icoFoam, I opened a new terminal.
I have now run: $HOME/.bashrc and it looks OK now. I guess I missed one of the footnotes. Thanks for helping me out.
A

May 22, 2011, 07:03	Setting path to applications?	#1
annewijbenga New Member Anne Wijbenga Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello, I am using ubuntu 10.4 LTS and installation upto showing the usage message after "icoFoam -help" was no problem. I also copied the tutorials to my directory, so far so good. I continued with getting started and tried to start blockMesh, but I get the following message: blockMesh: command not found I verified that the program is available. I assume that i have to add some information somewhere to let my system look for it in the right place. I presume it is more of a linux problem than a OpenFoam problem. I am however not that smart (yet) with linux. Has somebody a clue? Thanks A Last edited by annewijbenga; May 22, 2011 at 07:42. Reason: Solved

May 22, 2011, 07:25		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,981 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings Anne and welcome to the forum! Did you do everything in the same terminal window? When you ran 'blockMesh', did you try 'icoFoam -help' again? Did you read the (foot)notes in the instructions? Try starting a new terminal window/tab. Then run 'icoFoam -help' again. If it doesn't find it, then edit once again your "~/.bashrc" file and check if it looks like how the instructions told you to do. If all OK, then try again following the "Getting Started" instructions! Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

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May 22, 2011, 07:42		#3
annewijbenga New Member Anne Wijbenga Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	No, I didnot. For the test icoFoam, I opened a new terminal. I have now run: $HOME/.bashrc and it looks OK now. I guess I missed one of the footnotes. Thanks for helping me out. A