running bitcoind for the first time - can't interact. keep getting command not found running ps yields:

31793 pts/0     11:04:46 bitcoind


but commands like bitcoind getblocktemplate

yields: 

bash: bitcoind: command not found...


I've attempted to add the src folder to my global path through the following command:

echo " export PATH=$PATH:/home/jpc/Code/WorkingCopies/bitcoin/src" &gt;&gt; ~/.profile


Thanks for any help.
bitcoind is the server, you can interact with it using the command-line utility bitcoin-cli. For example:

bitcoin-cli getblocktemplate

See this question for more info.