Run homebrew programs instead of system-provided programs.
authorDavid Kerkeslager <kerkeslager@gmail.com>
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:10:18 +0000 (09:10 -0400)
committerDavid Kerkeslager <david.kerkeslager@globalpovertyproject.com>
Tue, 4 Aug 2015 15:01:20 +0000 (15:01 +0000)
.bashrc

diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 68d85a6..d33a38d 100644 (file)
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ if [ -d $HOME/bin ]; then
        export PATH
 fi
 
+# Put /usr/local/bin (where homebrew installs stuff) before /usr/bin on the
+# path. This means that if a program exists at both locations, calls to that
+# program will use the homebrew version rather than the system version.
+PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
+export PATH
+
 # Run a machine-specific bashrc (if it exists).
 if [ -f $HOME/.bashrc_local ]; then
        source $HOME/.bashrc_local