If you have installed the product to a directory other than the default one, you need to set the environment as described below.
. <product-install-dir>/bin/cobsetenv
cob -V
To avoid having to run cobsetenv for every shell, add these commands to the shell initialization files (such as /etc/profile, /etc/bashrc).
Note that cobsetenv is only compatible with POSIX-like shells, such as bash, ksh, or XPG4 sh. It is not compatible with C-shell or pre-XPG4 Bourne shell.
The file contains the following entries:
[ Install Location ]#[ Date of Installation ]#[ Product Name ]
For example:
/home/user1/VisCobol30#2017-01-20#Micro Focus Visual COBOL Development Hub 3.0
/home/user1/CobolServer30#2017-01-20#Micro Focus COBOL Server 3.0