If I delete my cache does it affect my Terminal

Because I keep getting zsh: command not found: xcode I think it has something to do with the PATH. I can't open any editor in the Terminal.

Posted on Apr 26, 2025 10:18 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2025 11:15 AM

That has nothing to do with the cache.


You have code in one of the files that zsh runs automatically that is calling xcode.

Most likely it is one of these two files:


~/.zshrc


or


~/.zprofile


To see these files in Finder, open your home folder (command-shift-H), then press Command-Shift-period to make Finder show hidden files (they appear in grey).

Control-click on .zshrc and choose Open With->TextEdit. Select All, Copy, and post here in a reply.

Do not change anything in this file.

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Apr 26, 2025 11:15 AM in response to Emeka_001

That has nothing to do with the cache.


You have code in one of the files that zsh runs automatically that is calling xcode.

Most likely it is one of these two files:


~/.zshrc


or


~/.zprofile


To see these files in Finder, open your home folder (command-shift-H), then press Command-Shift-period to make Finder show hidden files (they appear in grey).

Control-click on .zshrc and choose Open With->TextEdit. Select All, Copy, and post here in a reply.

Do not change anything in this file.

Apr 26, 2025 11:24 AM in response to Emeka_001

What are you trying to do when you get that error? The error suggests you are trying to do something that requires Xcode - although usually that would trigger a pop-up asking if you want to install Xcode or Xcode's Command Line Tools, depending on what tool you were trying to invoke.


Easy enough to determine what your PATH is currently, using:

echo $PATH

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