Changing the PATH variable

pppaaarrrkkk · 12-01-2005, 08:36 PM

If I write echo $PATH, I can see what the path is,but how do I change it ?

IBall · 12-01-2005, 09:00 PM

If you want to change it temporarily, use the following:

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/new/directory/to/add

To make the change permanent, add the above line to ~/.bashrc. If you want to make the changes for all users, add the line (as root) to /etc/profile. To see the changes after editing these files, run the command

Code:

source ~/.bashrc

I hope this helps
--Ian