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Asked: 2013-07-27 02:03:28 +0800 CST

How to launch DropBox using its python script normally?

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I've installed Dropbox_2.2.10.tar.gz.

Its installation instruction says: "Download this Python script to control Dropbox from the command line. For easy access, put a symlink to the script anywhere in your PATH"

Where should I put the script to run dropbox like other software which run from the terminal and the Dash?

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  1. It doesn't really matter where you put that script, as long as you add the directory containing it to your PATH. You can do that by editing your .profile (type gedit ~/.profile in terminal) to add the line PATH=/path/to/script:$PATH (replace path/to/script with the correct path).

    However, it might be a bad idea to simply add any directory to PATH, because whatever is in it will be added. You might want to create a folder named bin in your HOME and put the script there; I believe it's fairly standard, and it should already be in your PATH if it exists.

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