PATH?

[sym]

In windows, it is the PATH system variable that tells it where to look for commands. What is this in Linux and how would one go about setting it?

i.e. When I type: "java <classname>", I want it to look in the /usr/jdk13/bin directory and find the java command.

Thanks

[flintstone]

from one newbie to another.
if u list the hidden files in ur home directory, u can find the bash.profile, i think u shd set the path there. syntax goes something like: PATH= /home/xyz:/usr/sbin:your java path:..
check it out and dont mail me if ur box burns up! :D

[pbharris]

echo $PATH is what I use to check paths, yopu can pretty easily set you own system varibales (e.g. export CVSROOT=/this/path)

[YaRness]

in linux, it's $PATH, and it's set in a number of places, including '/etc/profile' and '~/.bashrc'. also, if you happen to be in the same directory as the program/script, you can do './whateveryouwanttorun'.

[X_console]

Do this as root:

echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/jdk13/bin" >> /etc/profile

Then logout and login and the PATH has been set.

[sym]

Thank you everyone. It worked great.