besides logout and log in, how to make the new PATH effective

powah · 02-27-2008, 04:34 PM

After I set the PATH variable in .bash_profile, besides logout and log in, how to make the new PATH effective?

pljvaldez · 02-27-2008, 04:36 PM

source .bash_profile from within the directory.

Lordandmaker · 02-27-2008, 05:08 PM

Or run
/bin/bash
or whatever shell you want.

That's about the same as logging out and in again but with less hassle. You don't get the command history, for example.

chrism01 · 02-27-2008, 05:24 PM

Or
. .bash_profile from within the directory
ie
<dot><space>.bash_profile from within the directory