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Re: path



you forgot to export it.

change PATH="" to export PATH="/usr/bin:blah:etc"
or just add export PATH after you set it.

On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 solomon@barak-online.net wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't work. It seems Mandrake handles
> the path differently. I'm attaching /etc/profile. Notice that at the end of the
> file I added the PATH line. I also put in an ECHO so I'd know if it was
> working. I do get the echo and the path **seems** to now include the added
> directory I wanted.
>
> But, when I type **echo $PATH** in a terminal window (after seeing the echoed
> line), the path **does not** include my directory. Another strange thing is
> that in the original Mandrake /etc/profile there's another PATH line (5 lines
> before the end). This line adds /usr/games to the path, but also has no effect.
>
>
> On 12-Nov-2000 Sagi Bashari wrote:
> > Simple, add that line to /etc/profile.
> >
> > On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 solomon@barak-online.net wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> This is going to sound like a silly question, but after looking in every
> >> HOWTO
> >> I could think of and even on the net, I still can't find the answer to what
> >> must be a very trivial question.
> >>
> >> How do I add a directory to the PATH? I want to add a directory that
> >> contains
> >> all sorts of scripts I use regularly. I tried:
> >>
> >> PATH=$PATH:/data1/perl; export PATH
> >>
> >> but that only adds the directory to the terminal session I'm in - I want
> >> this
> >> **always** added to the path when I boot.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> //-------------------------
> >> Shlomo Solomon
> >> E-Mail: solomon@barak-online.net
> >> http://come.to/shlomo.solomon
> >> Date: 12-Nov-2000   Time: 19:01:34
> >>
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