fix-path

Fix the $PATH on macOS and Linux when run from a GUI app

Useful for Electron apps as GUI apps on macOS and Linux do not inherit the $PATH defined in your dotfiles (.bashrc/.bash_profile/.zshrc/etc).

Install

$ npm install fix-path

Usage

1import fixPath from 'fix-path';
2
3console.log(process.env.PATH);
4//=> '/usr/bin'
5
6fixPath();
7
8console.log(process.env.PATH);
9//=> '/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin'

Related

• shell-path - Get the $PATH from the shell