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bionnaki

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Registered: 2006-09-05

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$path

I want /usr/local/bin to be in my $PATH and doing PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/ does it. however, every once in awhile, I cannot run run scripts and see that /usr/local/bin is no longer in my $PATH. I am not sure why this changes - perhaps when I reboot..?

how can I make sure that /usr/local/bin remains $PATH ?

thanks

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

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Re: $path

Edit your ~/.bashrc to contain PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: $path

in ~/.bashrc put export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/

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T-Dawg

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From: Wilmington, NC

Registered: 2005-01-29

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Re: $path

Notice the 'export'. This will allow all spawned shells to inherit the variables set in the parent.

bionnaki

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Registered: 2006-09-05

Posts: 289

Re: $path

got it. thanks guys.