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[SOLVED] how come yt-dlp on a terminal returns bash: yt-dlp: command not found even though I installed it with wget? debian 13 (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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debian 13.0, downloaded yt-dlp with wget https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -O ~/.local/bin/yt-dlp

the python script is in that directory, but if I execute yt-dlp on the terminal it returns bash: yt-dlp: command not found

what should I do?

SOLVED: add .local/bin to your $PATH

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

I believe you simply downloaded the file to ~/.local/bin/yt-dlp, you did not install it. You need to either add that location to your path or you need to cd to that folder in terminal, then run the command. It will check things in the current folder when trying to run executables.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Unlike Windows, on Linux you need to run ./<command> instead of just <command> for executables in you current directory.

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