Setting the path

davee · 07-11-2003, 06:09 AM

How do I set the path to include new directories?

I've just installed Sun's Java SDK, and I want to add /usr/java/sdk/bin to my path.

I thought this was controlled by $PATH, but this seems to hold my current path, not where it searches for executable files.

Any ideas?

MasterC · 07-11-2003, 06:14 AM

Hello!
The Skinny:
in ~/.bash_profile

And here's the link to the threads with the long version:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...der=descending

Cool

davee · 07-11-2003, 06:18 AM

Cheers for that!

MasterC · 07-11-2003, 06:46 AM

You're Welcome. Sometimes it's just needing to know what to search on.

Cool

cedric002 · 07-11-2003, 08:20 AM

if you run a csh shell you will need this syntax :

setenv PATH /usr/java/sdk/bin:$PATH

cuckoopint · 07-11-2003, 02:15 PM

you probably want to set it the other way cedric002

ie.
$PATH:/usr/java/sdk/bin

considering, you will probably not run java programs that often. But maybe I'm just being picky...

papppySmurf · 08-31-2003, 08:03 PM

I can't seem to use the setenv command. I can find the docs by typing man setenv, but am unable to use it. The same thing happens with the traceroute command. Can anyone help?

cedric002 · 09-26-2003, 02:17 PM

Make sur you're using a csh shell.

I can't see a difference beetwen $PATH:/path/2/somthg and /path/2/somthg:$PATH if Java is some trouble with this, lol forgive it and think for another more clever langage

))