psql: command not found Mac

Question

I installed PostgreSQL via the graphical install on http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/

I see it in my applications and also have the psql terminal in my applicat

Answer 1

Modify your PATH in .bashrc, not in .bash_profile:

http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Bash-Startup-Files

Answer 2

ANSWERED ON OCTOBER 2017

run

export PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/bin:$PATH

and then restart your terminal.

Answer 3

For me this worked:

1. Downloading the App: https://postgresapp.com/downloads.html

2. Running commands to configure $PATH - note though that it didn't work for me. https://postgresapp.com/documentation/cli-tools.html

3. Manually add it to the .bash_profile document:

   cd  # to get to your home folder
   open .bash_profile  # to open your bash_profile
   

   In your bash profile add:

   # Postgres
   export PATH=/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin
   

   Save the file. Restart the terminal. Type 'psql'. Done.

Answer 4

From the Postgres documentation page:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/paths.d && echo /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin | sudo tee /etc/paths.d/postgresapp

restart your terminal and you will have it in your path.

Answer 5

If someone used homebrew with Mojave or later:

export PATH=/usr/local/opt/postgresql@9.5/bin:$PATH

change version if you need!