yarnpkg/yarn

yarn doesn't add global packages bin/ to $PATH

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#5,353 opened on Feb 12, 2018

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Description

What is the current behavior? yarn doesn't add the directory for commands of globally installed packages (~/.yarn/bin) to $PATH, hence these commands cannot be invoked after having them added using yarn.

What is the expected behavior? PATH is updated to include ~/.yarn/bin by yarn during initial installation or during global package installation so commands can be invoked without requiring extra changes to config/.bashrc.

Please mention your node.js, yarn and operating system version. node v9.2.0 yarn 1.3.2 WSL (Bash on Windows)

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Examine how yarn determines and exports the global bin directory during installation and global package addition. Check the relevant source files (e.g., `src/cli/commands/global.js`) and the installation scripts. Understand why `~/.yarn/bin` is not appended to `$PATH` and propose a fix to update `$PATH` in the user's shell configuration files (like `.bashrc` or `.profile`) or document the necessary manual step.
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