How to put psql on the path when using Postgres.app on OS X?

Question

I\'ve installed Postgres93 on my Mac. I can open the application, and \"Open psql\" through the app which opens up a command line interface with psql.

However, when I ty

Answer 1

In Mac, there is a SQL Shell application already under /Applications/PostgresSQL try that

Also, you can run /Library/PostgreSQL/11/scripts/runpsql.sh

Answer 2

It appears that you installed Heroku's Postgres.app, which is a tool intended for throw-away testing and development. Add the contents of the bundle to your PATH by following the instructions in the Postgres.app documentation - see "command line tools".

Answer 3

On macos mojave i've added the following line on my ~/.profile :

export PATH=$PATH:/Library/PostgreSQL/10/bin

the psql command line client lies into this folder. i've used the enterprisedb installer.

Answer 4

I just experienced the same problem, and solved it by adding export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/9.4/bin to .bash_profile. Note that this line is version-specific, so be sure to check this line against your current version of Postgres.app.