[postgis-users] problem with shp2pgsql

[Stefano Costa]

Scrive Frank Koormann <frank.koormann at intevation.de>:
> the most common way IMHO is not to place your data where your filter
> programs are located but to call the filter from where your data is
> located, e.g. under /home/myname/mydata :
>
> /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/shp2pgsql -s 26911  River.shp River
> myschema.myRiverdb > River.sql
>
> If used frequently either copy shp2pgsql to a directory specified in the
> PATH environment variable or extend your PATH to the directory where
> shp2pgsql is located.

try also:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/shp2pgsql /usr/bin && sudo chmod +x
/usr/bin/shp2pgsql

that should enable you to run shp2pgsql from any directory

HTH

Steko

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