Rename "vendor bins" to "vendor binaries"
Because a binary is not a receptacle :) Less confusing this way.pull/1486/head
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### COMPOSER_BIN_DIR
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### COMPOSER_BIN_DIR
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By setting this option you can change the `bin` ([Vendor Bins](articles/vendor-bins.md))
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By setting this option you can change the `bin` ([Vendor Binaries](articles/vendor-bins.md))
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directory to something other than `vendor/bin`.
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directory to something other than `vendor/bin`.
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### http_proxy or HTTP_PROXY
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### http_proxy or HTTP_PROXY
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A set of files that should be treated as binaries and symlinked into the `bin-dir`
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A set of files that should be treated as binaries and symlinked into the `bin-dir`
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(from config).
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(from config).
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See [Vendor Bins](articles/vendor-bins.md) for more details.
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See [Vendor Binaries](articles/vendor-bins.md) for more details.
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Optional.
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Optional.
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tagline: Expose command-line scripts from packages
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tagline: Expose command-line scripts from packages
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-->
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# bin and vendor/bin
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# Vendor binaries and the `vendor/bin` directory
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## What is a bin?
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## What is a vendor binary?
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Any command line script that a Composer package would like to pass along
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Any command line script that a Composer package would like to pass along
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to a user who installs the package should be listed as a bin.
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to a user who installs the package should be listed as a vendor binary.
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If a package contains other scripts that are not needed by the package
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If a package contains other scripts that are not needed by the package
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users (like build or compile scripts) that code should not be listed
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users (like build or compile scripts) that code should not be listed
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as a bin.
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as a vendor binary.
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## How is it defined?
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## How is it defined?
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It is defined by adding the `bin` key to a project's `composer.json`.
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It is defined by adding the `bin` key to a project's `composer.json`.
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It is specified as an array of files so multiple bins can be added
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It is specified as an array of files so multiple binaries can be added
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for any given project.
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for any given project.
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{
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{
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}
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}
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## What does defining a bin in composer.json do?
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## What does defining a vendor binary in composer.json do?
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It instructs Composer to install the package's bins to `vendor/bin`
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It instructs Composer to install the package's binaries to `vendor/bin`
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for any project that **depends** on that project.
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for any project that **depends** on that project.
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This is a convenient way to expose useful scripts that would
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This is a convenient way to expose useful scripts that would
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otherwise be hidden deep in the `vendor/` directory.
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otherwise be hidden deep in the `vendor/` directory.
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## What happens when Composer is run on a composer.json that defines bins?
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## What happens when Composer is run on a composer.json that defines vendor binaries?
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For the bins that a package defines directly, nothing happens.
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For the binaries that a package defines directly, nothing happens.
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## What happens when Composer is run on a composer.json that has dependencies with bins listed?
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## What happens when Composer is run on a composer.json that has dependencies with vendor binaries listed?
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Composer looks for the bins defined in all of the dependencies. A
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Composer looks for the binaries defined in all of the dependencies. A
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symlink is created from each dependency's bins to `vendor/bin`.
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symlink is created from each dependency's binaries to `vendor/bin`.
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Say package `my-vendor/project-a` has bins setup like this:
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Say package `my-vendor/project-a` has binaries setup like this:
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{
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"name": "my-vendor/project-a",
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"name": "my-vendor/project-a",
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Packages managed entirely by Composer do not *need* to contain any
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Packages managed entirely by Composer do not *need* to contain any
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`.bat` files for Windows compatibility. Composer handles installation
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`.bat` files for Windows compatibility. Composer handles installation
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of bins in a special way when run in a Windows environment:
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of binaries in a special way when run in a Windows environment:
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* A `.bat` files is generated automatically to reference the bin
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* A `.bat` files is generated automatically to reference the binary
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* A Unix-style proxy file with the same name as the bin is generated
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* A Unix-style proxy file with the same name as the binary is generated
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automatically (useful for Cygwin or Git Bash)
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automatically (useful for Cygwin or Git Bash)
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Packages that need to support workflows that may not include Composer
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Packages that need to support workflows that may not include Composer
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are welcome to maintain custom `.bat` files. In this case, the package
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are welcome to maintain custom `.bat` files. In this case, the package
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should **not** list the `.bat` file as a bin as it is not needed.
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should **not** list the `.bat` file as a binary as it is not needed.
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## Can vendor bins be installed somewhere other than vendor/bin?
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## Can vendor binaries be installed somewhere other than vendor/bin?
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Yes, there are two ways that an alternate vendor bin location can be specified.
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Yes, there are two ways an alternate vendor binary location can be specified:
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* Setting the `bin-dir` configuration setting in `composer.json`
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1. Setting the `bin-dir` configuration setting in `composer.json`
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* Setting the environment variable `COMPOSER_BIN_DIR`
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1. Setting the environment variable `COMPOSER_BIN_DIR`
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An example of the former looks like this:
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An example of the former looks like this:
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Running `composer install` for this `composer.json` will result in
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Running `composer install` for this `composer.json` will result in
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all of the vendor bins being installed in `scripts/` instead of
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all of the vendor binaries being installed in `scripts/` instead of
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`vendor/bin/`.
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`vendor/bin/`.
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