Re: How to add dir to path

[Wayne Topa <linuxone@intergate.com>]

Manon Metten(manon.metten@gmail.com) is reported to have said:
> Hi Wayne,
> 
> On 8/8/07, Wayne Topa <linuxone@intergate.com> wrote:
> 
> Are you saying that you put the PATH in .bash_profile like
> > PATH="./scripts:$PATH"
> > export PATH
> >
> > And doing
> > . . .bash_profile
> >
> > does not make it availible when it finishes?  If that is so, please
> > post the contents of your .bash_profile.
> 
> 
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OK I think I found the problem.

Your path statement is incorrect.
PATH=~/XX:"${PATH}" 

Try this

SCRIPTS="/where/your/scripts/are"
PATH="$PATH:$SCRIPTS"

Wayne

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