zsh: command not found: flutter?

Question

I've tried to install flutter multiple times, and could run flutter doctor once, but after closing the terminal I couldn't. Don't know how I did it, and this keeps coming on the screen.

user@users-MacBook-Pro flutter % export PATH="$PATH: /Users/user/Desktop/flutter/bin"
user/users-MacBook-Pro flutter % flutter --version
zsh: command not found: flutter
user@users-MacBook-Pro flutter %  

So I have changed my path, changed the shell to -zsh, because I work with macOS Catalina, but nothing seems to work. What should I do?

Tammeratammi

You should restart your terminal and try again – Treasure

PATH is colon-separated, not colon+space-separated. – Pistareen

Answer 1

Open Terminal and Type:
vim $HOME/.zshrc

After that, we need to edit that file!
Press command I

Now on a new line Type:
export PATH="$PATH:/YOUR_FILE_PATH/flutter/bin Don't forget to update YOUR_FILE_PATH!

Now press esc

Now type :wq! to exit

Now restart your terminal

Hashim

Answer 2

As Lesiak said, you need to remove the space in your string, leaving you with export PATH="$PATH:/Users/user/Desktop/flutter/bin". However, this will only change the current shell (terminal) you have open.

To make this permanent, you need to change your zsh configuration file. This is located at $HOME/.zshrc. Run this command:

$ echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/$HOME/Desktop/flutter/bin"' >> $HOME/.zshrc

This appends export PATH="$PATH:/$HOME/Desktop/flutter/bin" to the end your .zshrc file. Note that it is crucial that you use >> and not >. >> appends to the file, > overwrites it.

To further explain what's going on here:

$HOME refers to your home directory. On your machine, and if your user is called user, this would be /Users/user. This would vary based on the type of operating system you have and your username, therefore we use $HOME to be device-independent.

$PATH is where your shell looks for programs to execute when you type a command in the shell. If you do echo $PATH you can see its content. It could look something like this: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin. All the parts separated by : is a segment of the path, and your shell looks in each of those directories for a program that matches the command you gave.

Lyndseylyndsie

Answer 3

source ~/.zshrc

Type this command in Terminal. This work for me.

Kelantan

Answer 4

Remove the empty space in

export PATH="$PATH: /Users/user/Desktop/flutter/bin"

Luca

This is work, but temporary solution, Thanks !!! – Semeiology

Answer 5

Open Terminal and Type:

vim $HOME/.zshrc

After that, we need to edit that file! Press command I

Now on a new line Type:

export PATH="$PATH:/YOUR_FILE_PATH/flutter/bin 

Don't forget to update YOUR_FILE_PATH!

Now press esc

Now type :wq! to exit

Now restart your terminal

Marvelofperu

Answer 6

FolloW These Steps For Permanent Solution

Hydroelectric

Thanks man, finally I got it running!! 🤘🏼 – Ungrounded

That worked for me too. In the last step before running flutter please close and reopen the command prompt if needed. – Microscope

Answer 7

Try this one that is in the official documentation. https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/macos

export PATH="$PATH:`pwd`/flutter/bin"

Carbolated

Answer 8

export PATH=$PATH:/'Your Path'/flutter/bin\

example :- export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Flutter/flutter/bin\

this is work for me

Vesuvianite

Answer 9

Type this command in Terminal. This work for me.

export PATH="$PATH:`pwd`/flutter/bin"

Conradconrade

OK, its working after executing this command. But why I need to do it every-time when running flutter command? – Paulinapauline

Answer 10

The .zshrc file is not present by default sometimes, we need to create it.

Steps for creation:

Open Terminal -> type touch ~/.zshrc to create the respective file.

To open the file -> type open $HOME/.zshrc

or

Open Finder > Press Cmd + Shift + ~

Fistulous

Answer 11

1. Open terminal

2. Write => vim .bash_profile

   OR => vim $HOME/.zshrc

3. Click on (i) to be able to insert the following:

   Write => export PATH="$PATH:[PATH_OF_FLUTTER_GIT_DIRECTORY]/bin"

   OR => export PATH=[PATH_OF_FLUTTER_GIT_DIRECTORY]/bin:$PATH

4. Click on (esc) to be able back from inserting mode

5. Write => :wq! [This will exit]

6. Restart terminal then Write => flutter doctor

• The problem will be easily solved ^_^

Gleda