Ok I have found this in another thread but I wanna make sure it is right.
I want to set /usr/local/apache2/bin to $PATH.
I don't have a .bashrc but I have a profile file that has PATH. So I could edit the file manually or use
set PATH = $PATH:/usr/local/apache2/bin
I tried that and it does't work.

My other question is why can't I just create a S-link in /usr/local/bin --> /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl?

It works but I've never seen this method used. Any cons to doing it this way?

that will work, however you are not exporting it, so it will only be set WITHIN the profile script itself

export PATH=$PATH:/i/like/pies

THX
How am I able to keep the settings? When I logout the PATH is lost ie not saved. Do I still have to manully edit the profile file? or is there another cmd to do it?

ah ah ah you did't say the magic word ah ah ah

I've had the same problems. I can't add items to my path. I add them and check the path but still what I added is not in $PATH. I've done it on other distros and unix, but not slack.

basically if u used appended :

export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/newPath

into say /etc/profile, then do a

source /etc/profile

The path should bet set ! To test it u can call a program on the new path to test if the path is already set correctly. I had experienced that when I used echo $PATH afterthat it still shows the old value, while the new path actually is already applied .. But when I use:

env | grep PATH

It show the actuals value of the every variable has a sequence of PATH on its name.

Better test whether the new value is already in PATH befor reset/append new value to it, to prevent redudance of value if u source /etc/profile more times.

When I run
export PATH=$PATH:/dvorak/key/board
the PATH is set
when i run
source /etc/profile
PATH is gone to original new PATH is gone
So I am still stuck in the same dilimia.
It is not saving the new PATH when I loout either
8<

in /etc/profile there is statement of:

export PATH=...
that is the absolute way to reset a variable (in this case the environment variable PATH)

To make ur definition persistent, append "/dvorak/key/board" on the right side of the last export PATH=... statement on /etc/profile or append the line export "PATH=$PATH:/dv.." above without "" at the end of /etc/profile.

/etc/profile is the system wide profile, so every user login to ur system will source that file first on slackware. To make it guilty only for special user better create an ~/.bash_profile with that line as content.
will do that. Source it whenever u made change to it to make it take effect. Check the content of ur PATH by "env | grep PATH"

Source it several times then check it again. If u don't want to have "/dvorak/key/board" appears redudant in ur $PATH then edit ~/.bash_profile to read like: