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phabulosa

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From: Mountain View, CA

Registered: 2007-10-17

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How to set $PATH permanently?

I knew I can use

export PATH=

to change $PATH
But how can I set my $PATH permanently for EACH user?

in .bashrc? or some other config files?

Also, where my current $PATH is stored? I mean which config file has that info.

Thanks

Last edited by phabulosa (2008-01-17 17:12:42)

Gilneas

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2006-10-22

Posts: 320

Re: How to set $PATH permanently?

It is best explained in man bash under INVOCATION.

bionnaki

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Registered: 2006-09-05

Posts: 289

Re: How to set $PATH permanently?

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42352

mr.MikyMaus

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From: disabled

Registered: 2006-03-31

Posts: 285

Re: How to set $PATH permanently?

/etc/profile is the file you're looking for

-m.

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What happened to Arch's KISS? systemd sure is stupid but I must have missed the simple part ...

... and who is general Failure and why is he reading my harddisk?

underpenguin

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Registered: 2007-02-01

Posts: 116

Re: How to set $PATH permanently?

I was having similar problems, if you want it to change for all users, edit /etc/profile. Otherwise, add it to your ~/.bashrc.

phabulosa

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From: Mountain View, CA

Registered: 2007-10-17

Posts: 182

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Re: How to set $PATH permanently?

I was having similar problems, if you want it to change for all users, edit /etc/profile. Otherwise, add it to your ~/.bashrc.

My actual problem is that if I login with agetty as root, /sbin /usr/sbin etc.. will be in my $PATH;

However, I don't have these directories in my $PATH if I login as root with Qingy

How agetty/Qingy find out the correct $PATH?

thanks