Trick is add this around the path add. If [ $path_add -ne 1 ] ; then Path addition code Path_add=1 Fi
That only runs it once. On Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 4:09 AM Anil F Duggirala <anilduggir...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > hello, > I would like to change the $PATH environment variable permanently, to > be able to execute a program more quickly. > I have tried adding a new line: export PATH=$PATH:/my/path , to my > .bashrc . > When I log in again, I see that $PATH is now: $PATH:/my/path/:/my/path, > my directory has been appended twice. > I don't know exactly what the "export" command actually does, so I am > lost here. > thanks for your help. > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure >
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