Sorry - I forgot to attach /etc/profile in my previous post :-(
Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't work. It seems Mandrake handles
the path differently. I'm attaching /etc/profile. Notice that at the end of the
file I added the PATH line. I also put in an ECHO so I'd know if it was
working. I do get the echo and the path **seems** to now include the added
directory I wanted.
But, when I type **echo $PATH** in a terminal window (after seeing the echoed
line), the path **does not** include my directory. Another strange thing is
that in the original Mandrake /etc/profile there's another PATH line (5 lines
before the end). This line adds /usr/games to the path, but also has no effect.
On 12-Nov-2000 Sagi Bashari wrote:
> Simple, add that line to /etc/profile.
>
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> This is going to sound like a silly question, but after looking in every
>> HOWTO
>> I could think of and even on the net, I still can't find the answer to what
>> must be a very trivial question.
>>
>> How do I add a directory to the PATH? I want to add a directory that
>> contains
>> all sorts of scripts I use regularly. I tried:
>>
>> PATH=$PATH:/data1/perl; export PATH
>>
>> but that only adds the directory to the terminal session I'm in - I want
>> this
>> **always** added to the path when I boot.
>>
>> TIA
>>
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>> Date: 12-Nov-2000 Time: 19:01:34
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