Unable to get Atlassian SDK to run from /opt dir

[Richard Snyder]

I'm new to this, but I've been trying to install the atlassian sdk and I'm stuck on a step that isn't well documented.  From this link: https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/install-the-atlassian-sdk-on-a-linux-or-mac-system/https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Products/ct-p/products

I followed the .tgz file approach.  I placed the sdk in the /opt directory.  Then to test the instructions state to open a terminal and just run "atlas-version".  I get nothing.  I get:

bash: atlas-version: command not found.

Now if I navigate into the /opt/atlassian-plugin-sdk/bin and run the atlas-version directly it works.  What linking am I missing?  I would think additional hooks would need to be setup for an application to be run in the /opt dir.

[Robert Wen_Cprime_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Richard Snyder !  Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

This sounds like you didn't set your PATH environment variable.  Basically, Linux checks the directories in the PATH environment variable when evaluating whether something is a command to run.

To append the Atlassian SDK path type:

> export PATH="/opt/atlassian-plugin-sdk/bin:$PATH"

Note this works as long as the shell is active.  To make the changes permanent, add the same line to your .bashrc

[Richard Snyder]

Thank you for that information, it's basic but I was having a hard time figuring it out.  Not sure if it should be included in the instructions linked above, but it would be helpful as a tip in step 3.