how to Edit the .bash_profile being a normal user in Red Hat Linux?
 

I have installed Oracle Database server in Red Hat Linux for the first time. I edited the .bash_profile first time & defined some parameters like "export ORACLE_SID =orcl".I quit the editing. Then When I entered ". .bash_profile" it got error " not a valid identifier" it shows like

"bash: export: '=orcl' : not a valid identifier

for all the lines I edited it shows same error beacause I think I put a space in between "ORACLE_SID" & "=orcl".

So when I tried to edit that using "vi .bash_profile" being a normal user. It doesn't allow me editing.when I try to delete that space (because I think I have got error) using Backspace key on my computer,,it just moves the cursor to left in stead of deleting that space.

so can you please provide me solution for editing this " .bash_profile" ?

it might help if you posted exactly what you added to the local normal user .bash_profile file

also that would not be the best place to make system changes

look at /etc/profile & /etc/bashrc

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You need to go over bash's man page. Maybe google a bit.

To Define an Environment Variable in bash:
To Make an Environment Variable Persistent:
To View an Environment Variable:
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I did what you asked.
 

I have provided the parameters I added in the .bash_profile.

please help me figure out the solution.

post your .bash_profile HERE .
Please use code tags.

Also, you need to learn VI.
You have to be in edit mode for the keys to work as you expect.

Post the contents of your .bashrc or .bash_profile file that you are attempting to edit;

1) Run the following command;
2) Copy-and-Paste the output like so;
Thank you.