Re: Effect of `export PATH' not pemanent?
On (12/05/06 11:13), Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I do:
>
> $ echo $PATH
> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
>
> , then
>
> $ export PATH="$PATH:/sbin"
> $ echo $PATH
> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games:/sbin
>
> and everything all right; but the effect of `export PATH'
> is not permanent: after a while, or in another terminal, again:
>
> $ echo $PATH
> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
>
> . How to make the effect of `export PATH' permanent,
> and why is it not?
Check out .bashrc and .bash_profile in your home directory. See man
bash
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Clive
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