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

Regards

Clive

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