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Add note about setting PATH environment variable when installing borgmatic.

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Dan Helfman 2019-11-07 11:05:41 -08:00
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@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ sudo pip3 install --user --upgrade borgmatic
This is a [recommended user site This is a [recommended user site
installation](https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/#installing-to-the-user-site). installation](https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/#installing-to-the-user-site).
You will need to ensure that `/root/.local/bin` is available on your `$PATH` so You will need to ensure that `/root/.local/bin` is available on your `$PATH`
that the borgmatic executable is available. so
that the borgmatic executable is available. For instance, adding this to
root's `~/.profile` or `~/.bash_profile` may do the trick:
```bash
export PATH="$PATH:~/.local/bin"
```
Note that your pip binary may have a different name than "pip3". Make sure Note that your pip binary may have a different name than "pip3". Make sure
you're using Python 3, as borgmatic does not support Python 2. you're using Python 3, as borgmatic does not support Python 2.