Why do I get this message every time I open the terminal?

Question

Every time I open the terminal I see the following message:

/etc/zshrc:7: command not found: locale

This is the first 7 lines in the file /etc/zshrc:

# System-wide profile for interactive zsh(1) shells.
Setup user specific overrides for this in ~/.zshrc. See zshbuiltins(1)
and zshoptions(1) for more details.
Correctly display UTF-8 with combining characters.
if [[ "$(locale LC_CTYPE)" == "UTF-8" ]]; then
    setopt COMBINING_CHARS
fi

What should I do to this file to fix the problem?

Is the binary /usr/bin/locale present on your system ? If so, modify PATH or equivalent so that it can be found. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/275343/how-do-i-add-a-directory-to-path-when-using-zsh-in-sierra — anki, Mar 20 '21 at 13:33
Also, what's in your ~/.zprofile and ~/.zshenv (if they exist), and what does printf '%s\n' $path print? (Edit these into the question, using code format so they're readable.) — Gordon Davisson, Mar 20 '21 at 23:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '21 at 13:34

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Your zsh environment isn't finding locale in its PATH.

Either call locale by its full path:

if [[ "$(/usr/bin/locale LC_CTYPE)" == "UTF-8" ]]; then

..or update your $PATH to make sure that /usr/bin is included.

answered Mar 20 '21 at 13:34

da4

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yes that describes the issue - but is not the OPs problem. The problem is why is /usr/bin not on their path – mmmmmm Mar 20 '21 at 15:09
if [[ "$(/usr/bin/locale LC_CTYPE)" == "UTF-8" ]]; then - It doesn't work, the result is "then>" – BabyBoy Mar 20 '21 at 17:23
I tried to edit the file but it's locked (permission denied)... – Safa Amasha Mar 21 '21 at 15:05
how can I edit it? – Safa Amasha Mar 21 '21 at 15:06

Why do I get this message every time I open the terminal?

Setup user specific overrides for this in ~/.zshrc. See zshbuiltins(1)

and zshoptions(1) for more details.

Correctly display UTF-8 with combining characters.

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