On 11/15/2016 4:55 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
>> where do I look for the two bindirs?
>
> Assuming the bindirs are in your $PATH:
>
> aklaver(at)panda:~> whereis -f pg_ctl
> pg_ctl: /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl /usr/local/pgsql94/bin/pg_ctl
>
> Even if only one is the $PATH:
>
> aklaver(at)panda:~> whereis -f pg_ctl
> pg_ctl: /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl
>
> you can usually figure out where the other is.
the RHEL style distributions don't put the actual bin dirs in the path,
rather, they put symlinks to the common user utilities in /usr/bin
managed via a system known as 'alternates'.
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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz