Make non-root install land decodo on PATH without the full path#43
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The user-level fallback installed to a bespoke ~/.npm-global that is on nobody's PATH, so a non-root user had to invoke the absolute path to the binary. Match the uv/pipx experience: - Install the fallback to the XDG-standard ~/.local (binary in ~/.local/bin), which is commonly already on PATH. - When the install dir is not on PATH, symlink decodo into the first writable directory already on PATH so it is runnable by name immediately. - Always print the short `decodo` command in next-steps and setup guidance instead of the absolute path; show a restart/rehash hint when needed. install.ps1 mirrors the presentation change (always show `decodo`).
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Summary
~/.localinstead of~/.npm-global, aligning with common XDG/pipxconventions.decodointo the first writable directory already on PATH so it can run by name immediately when possible.decodorather than an absolute path; PowerShell installer matches that presentation.Test plan
decodois runnable by name or the script prints clear activation/rehash guidance.sh -n docs/install.shand the install-script sandbox tests for PATH scanning and symlink behavior.install.ps1and confirm next steps referencedecodo, not a full path.