Anand, Thank you for this very valuable information. I created .profile at ~/ as you instructed.
I,m sorry I know so little but your answer makes me wonder why you wrote /sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin: while the installation notes said only /usr/local/mysql/bin There is an extra /sbin:/usr/sbin: at the start and a : added to the end. Thank you for your help. Jim Adrian jamesadr...@globalfreeenterprise.com > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: installation > From: Anand Kumar <sanan...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, April 28, 2010 3:16 am > To: jamesadr...@globalfreeenterprise.com > Cc: mysql list <mysql@lists.mysql.com> > > > Hi James, > > Assuming your OS is linux ,you can add the mysql bin path in the environment > .By adding the entry in .profile of your home directory. > > PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin: > export PATH > > Thanks > Anand > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:44 AM, <jamesadr...@globalfreeenterprise.com>wrote: > > > In the ReadMe.pdf that came with the mysql that I downloaded from > > mysql.com, there is this comment: > > > > ------ > > You might want to add aliases to your shell's resource file to make it > > easier to access commonly used programs such as `mysql' and `mysqladmin' > > from the command line. The syntax for `bash' is this: > > > > alias mysql=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql > > alias mysqladmin=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin > > > > Even better, add `/usr/local/mysql/bin' to your `PATH' environment > > variable. You can do this by modifying the appropriate startup file for > > your shell. For more information, see *Note invoking-programs. > > ------- > > > > My questions are these: > > > > 1. What is the appropriate startup file for my shell (which is bash > > on OS X)? > > > > 2. Is this the best discussion group for the question above? > > > > ---------- > > > > The installation comment said "For more information, see *Note > > invoking-programs" but I don't find such a note in all of the downloaded > > material. > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Jim Adrian > > jamesadr...@globalfreeenterprise.com > > > > > > > > -- > > MySQL General Mailing List > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=anand....@gmail.com > > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
