How-to: Install in-place (add to PATH)

Goal

Make executables in a folder runnable by name in new terminals, without packaging or copying into Program Files.

Steps

  1. Install Ibex and ensure ibex is on PATH.

  2. From a shell:

    ibex inplace-path add /path/to/folder

  3. Open a new terminal (Windows broadcasts env changes; shells already open keep the old PATH).

  4. Undo later with:

    ibex inplace-path remove /path/to/folder
ibex inplace-path list

Platforms

  • Windows — user Environment\Path via PowerShell.

  • macOS / Linux — ledger plus a sourced snippet under the config root (path-snippet.sh).

File manager

Right-click a folder → Ibex → Install in-place (add to PATH) after ibex shell install. On Windows 11, the modern sparse package needs the Explorer DLL built with MSVC; otherwise classic menus are used.