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?
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