Add Composer bin directory to $PATH

[kristoftorfs]

Some Composer packages include executable files. The most convenient way to use these packages is to install them globally, in which case the executables (or a symlink to it) are placed in ~/.composer/vendor/bin.

In most cases these are scripts that are used during development, and by adding this directory to the PATH environment var you don't need to create symlinks in /usr/bin or type the full path to the executable when you want to run it.

E.g. documentation for the Zephir compiler:

For global installation via composer you can use composer global require. Do not forget add ~/.composer/vendor/bin into your $PATH.

The Composer documentation for vendor binaries is located at https://getcomposer.org/doc/articles/vendor-binaries.md.

[naxhh]

Thanks @kristoftorfs this is much more easy to understand.

[debo]

@kristoftorfs wouldn't then be the recommended way to do so at application level in the project composer.json or at least that's what I generally do