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Command to teach how to add to Path #116

Open spacecraft1013 opened 3 years ago

spacecraft1013 commented 3 years ago

A commonly asked question I see is something where someone has to add a directory to the Path environment variable, and I think it would be nice to add some command that shows some links or tutorials on how to add something to Path for Windows and Unix-Based operating systems. This way, it will be faster and easier to direct someone to the correct resources and help them out, rather than trying to talk them through it.

HassanAbouelela commented 3 years ago

That would be a handy resource, however, I think that there is a higher chance of things going wrong when you aren't guiding the person through it step by step. Messing up the PATH, and not knowing how the user got there would it make it difficult to correct, and can have a large impact on how they use their system.

In my opinion: when possible, try to get people to use the Add to PATH option from the installer, and if really necessary, then guide them through it yourself.

Xithrius commented 3 years ago

I also think that it would be better for a user just to grab a help channel. Messing up environment variables can get confusing for a user, so it may be best just to guide them through the process, carefully.

Kronifer commented 3 years ago

I can see this is a controversial option, but i'd be interested in implementing this.

HassanAbouelela commented 3 years ago

I'm fine with this tag being created, provided the implementation meets the following three criteria:

  1. It's short. Tags are meant to be a quick way to convey information.
  2. It only explains what PATH is, and makes no attempt to explain how to modify it. Reasoning for that above.
  3. Links to an external guide on how to do it. Preferablly, this guide will be up to date, from a reputable site, and have useful resources such as pictures.
ChrisLovering commented 3 years ago

Agree with Scale, we should be careful with this one, as we don't want to be responsible for users who mess up their path.