Laravel not found after running composer global require laravel/installer

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Certainly! The issue you're encountering is likely due to the global Composer bin directory not being added to your system's PATH. Here are the steps to resolve this:

Locate the Composer global bin directory: By default, Composer stores global binaries in a directory like ~/.composer/vendor/bin or ~/.config/composer/vendor/bin depending on your Composer version and configuration.
Add the Composer global bin directory to your PATH: You need to add this directory to your system's PATH so that you can run the laravel command from anywhere.
Update your shell configuration file: Depending on the shell you are using (e.g., Bash, Zsh), you will need to update the appropriate configuration file (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc.).

Here are the detailed steps:

Step-by-Step Solution

Find the Composer global bin directory: Run the following command to find the Composer global bin directory:
```
composer global config bin-dir --absolute
```
This will output the path to the global bin directory, for example:
```
/home/your-username/.composer/vendor/bin
```
Add the directory to your PATH: Open your shell configuration file in a text editor. For example, if you are using Bash, you would edit ~/.bashrc:
```
nano ~/.bashrc
```
If you are using Zsh, you would edit ~/.zshrc:
```
nano ~/.zshrc
```
Update the PATH: Add the following line to the end of the file, replacing /home/your-username/.composer/vendor/bin with the path you found in step 1:
```
export PATH="$PATH:/home/your-username/.composer/vendor/bin"
```
Apply the changes: After saving the file, apply the changes by running:
```
source ~/.bashrc
```
or for Zsh:
```
source ~/.zshrc
```
Verify the installation: Now, you should be able to run the laravel command:
```
laravel new my-application
```

Example

Here is an example of what the steps might look like in practice:

Find the Composer global bin directory:

composer global config bin-dir --absolute
# Output: /home/your-username/.composer/vendor/bin

Edit the shell configuration file:
```
nano ~/.bashrc
```

Add the directory to the PATH:

export PATH="$PATH:/home/your-username/.composer/vendor/bin"

Apply the changes:
```
source ~/.bashrc
```
Verify the installation:
```
laravel new my-application
```

By following these steps, you should be able to run the laravel command without any issues.

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