hi experts,

i added one line in my personnel .profile, how it should be stored permanently?
$ vi .profile
#!/bin/ksh
EDITOR=nedit
ls=/usr/bin/ls
. /ap/dsl/env/profiles/.profile.common
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH =$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/home/users/apujahar/STC/Spirent_TestCenter_3.30/Spirent_TestCenter_Application:wq!
$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/usr/lib:/usr/dt/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/5lib:/usr/lang/SC1.0:/ap/local/5:/ap/local/lib :/home/users/apujahar/STC/Spirent_TestCenter_3.30/Spirent_TestCenter_Application

but when i closed this session and opened new session added line in profile doesn't appeared. how to store it and display it in all other sessions and servers?

$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/usr/lib:/usr/dt/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/5lib:/usr/lang/SC1.0:/ap/local/5:/ap/local/lib

use either ZZ or wq! in vi to save and quit

also have a look here:
http://staff.washington.edu/rells/R110/#basics7

Hi malli42108,

I recommend you to add this path in ~/.bashrc file, as this file will be reloaded whenever you open a new terminal.

Then execute
This is really strange...After saving the file, and if you have write access to the file, how can the contents get disappear ?

Hope it helps .....

I don't agree with using ~/.bashrc, because when launching a new bash terminal (subshell), the path will have the same paths added again.

You need to log off and on again for ~/.profile to be read; or use the -i option when starting another session or source it just after editing it.

Also, it seems that the OP uses the ksh as default, so ~/bashrc won't be sourced.