Trying to source bashrc: No such file or directory

Question

I'm trying to install openfoam4. I have installed it and edited the .bashrc file to have the line:

source /opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc

I tried to run:

source ~/.bashrc

and get:

bash:/opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc: file not found

When I run ls -la ~/ | more I see the .bashrc file as well as some .bashrc.swm and .bashrc.swn files. I know they were created by exiting the editor incorrectly.

How do I fix this?

Solution 1

Your installation of OpenFoam4 is broken as on installation on my Xenial system there is quite a comprehensive /opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc configuration file in place that is appropriately sourced from the user file ~/.bashrc.

I strongly suggest that you reinstall the application to correct missing files in /opt. For Trusty and Xenial make sure you have followed these steps:

sudo add-apt-repository http://dl.openfoam.org/ubuntu
sudo sh -c "wget -O - http://dl.openfoam.org/gpg.key | apt-key add -"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install openfoam4

Then add the following line to ~/.bashrc, making sure that it is only there once:

source /opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc

To test this run the following commands, as demonstrated on my own system:

andrew@athens:~$ source ~/.bashrc
andrew@athens:~$ simpleFoam -help

Usage: simpleFoam [OPTIONS]
options:
  -case <dir>       specify alternate case directory, default is the cwd
  -noFunctionObjects
                    do not execute functionObjects
  -parallel         run in parallel
  -postProcess      Execute functionObjects only
  -roots <(dir1 .. dirN)>
                    slave root directories for distributed running
  -srcDoc           display source code in browser
  -doc              display application documentation in browser
  -help             print the usage

Using: OpenFOAM-4.0 (see www.OpenFOAM.org)
Build: 4.0-665f1db4c1f1

andrew@athens:~$ 

And you should now see a very comprehensive configuration file in place at /opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc...

References:

• OpenFoam: Download v4.0 | Ubuntu

Solution 2

The error message tells you that the file /opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc (which you try to source from ~/.bashrc) does not exist. It's not complaining about your ~/.bashrc file in itself.

Comments

[insert_name_here]

.bashrc (with a period in front of it) is not the same as bashrc. Try changing your source line to source /opt/openfoam4/etc/.bashrc

[Neni]

File /opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc does not exist, the error occurs when the file is sourced within ~/.bashrc. Type: ls -A /opt/openfoam4/etc and check the files there, I think you have a typo, as suggested above, it could be '.bashrc' instead of 'bashrc'.

[E. Graz]

The output is: ls: cannot access 'opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc': no such file or directory

[E. Graz]

I typed the line: ls -A /opt/openfoam4/etc and it said there was no file or directory

[E. Graz]

and I see that my .bashrc file is in /home/eric Is this correct?

[E. Graz]

Here is the installation file I'm trying to follow: complete the following Open the .bashrc file in the user’s home directory in an editor, e.g. by typing in a terminal window (note the dot) gedit ~/.bashrc At the bottom of that file, add the following line (see Note 1 below) and save the file source /opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc Open a new terminal window (see Note 2 below) and test that the simpleFoam application, from the OpenFOAM package, is working by typing simpleFoam -help A “Usage” message should appear. Your installation and user configuration is complete.

[andrew.46]

Try: sudo mkdir -pv /opt/openfoam4/etc && sudo touch /opt/openfoam4/etc/bashrc For others see here: openfoam.org/download/4-0-ubuntu

[E. Graz]

Thank you andrew.46. I made the directories but couldn't run: simpleFoam -help. It read siplefoam: command not found

[andrew.46]

@E.Graz I installed openfoam on my own system and my suspicion is that you have a faulty installation with some missing config files at least. Have a look at my answer and see if it fixes the issue...