Mumia W..([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > On 08/07/2007 10:32 AM, Manon Metten wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I want to add the dir ~/scripts to my path, what command do I use for that? > > > >M> echo $PATH > >/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games > > > >But how do I add ~/scripts to that path? > > > >Thanks, Manon. > > > > I believe the correct way to do this is to set the path in ~/.bashrc. > Set it like so: > > PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games:$HOME/scripts > > I've tried some of the other ways discussed in the thread, and they > didn't work. I hope this helps.
For an example of how to set the path statement, here is the default in /etc/profile; _____ # /etc/profile: system-wide .profile file for the Bourne shell (sh(1)) # and Bourne compatible shells (bash(1), ksh(1), ash(1), ...). if [ "`id -u`" -eq 0 ]; then PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11" else PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games" fi ------ NOTE the quotes in the path statement. As regards KDE sessions. If, when the path is set up or changed in .bash_profile, it is not seen correctly by a new KDE session it means that KDE doesn't read .bash_profile for new sessions. Maybe that is by design or it's a KDE bug. As I do not use KDE, I can't troubleshoot it or report it. So placement of of a PATH statement in .bashrc 'may' be required by KDE or GNOME but, IMHO, does not mean it's correct. Maybe KDE users should try to see if putting a "Hello from /etc/profile" in /etc/profile gets read by new KDE sessions. If not, then I believe its a bug in KDE. Wayne -- All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors. _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
