# Docker from bash script gives machine does not exist

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-from-bash-script-gives-machine-does-not-exist/5366>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 2, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-from-bash-script-gives-machine-does-not-exist/5366 "2016-01-02T10:18:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![ponks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@ponks](https://forums.docker.com/u/ponks)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-from-bash-script-gives-machine-does-not-exist/5366/1 "2016-01-02T10:18:39Z")

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using mac osx 10.9.5 seem to be having issue when executing docker from script.  
virtual box is latest version at 5.0.12

created a [test.sh](http://test.sh) with  
sudo /usr/local/bin/docker-machine ls  
i get get a machine does not exist error-any idea?

ponks$ docker-machine ls  
NAME ACTIVE DRIVER STATE URL SWARM DOCKER ERRORS  
default \* virtualbox Running tcp://192.168.99.100:2376 v1.9.1

ponks$ ./test.sh  
Password:  
NAME ACTIVE DRIVER STATE URL SWARM DOCKER ERRORS  
default - virtualbox Error Unknown machine does not exist

any ideas? many thanks

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**Author:** ![ponks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@ponks](https://forums.docker.com/u/ponks)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-from-bash-script-gives-machine-does-not-exist/5366/2 "2016-01-04T13:37:55Z")

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had some joy by removing the  
#!/bin/bash at the top of the script