Adding a path

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What is the best way to add a path to a particular account in Mandrake 8.0?

[MBMarduk]

One way:
edit your /etc/profile...find the line

PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"

and add you new dir with ':' as a separator

Or type

export PATH=whatever

I might be wrong on this one.

[MandK_10]

Originally posted by MBMarduk:
<STRONG>One way:
edit your /etc/profile...find the line

PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"

and add you new dir with ':' as a separator

Or type

export PATH=whatever

I might be wrong on this one.</STRONG>


Good except must include

:$PATH

after

export PATH=&lt;pathname&gt;

I believe that this adds to the list otherwise it will overwrite the list.

Mike