How to modify $PATH

**arsen13** · January 22nd, 2009

How can i modify directories that are in $PATH? I mean from file, I don't really want to do it every time that I log in.

Thanks

**JMJ_coder** · January 22nd, 2009

The file you need to modify is .bashrc .shrc (BASH) or .cshrc .tcshrc ((T)CSH).

There you can modify $PATH. For example, in my .cshrc, I have:

Code:

set path = ($PWD ~/bin /bin /sbin /usr/{bin,sbin,X11R6/bin,games} \
	    /usr/local/{,s}bin /usr/local/bin/java)

**arsen13** · January 31st, 2009

I don't have any path word in my .bashrc file and I don't have any of the other files.

**taurus** · January 31st, 2009

If you want to add some directory to your path, open a terminal and edit your ~/.bashrc.

Code:

gedit ~/.bashrc

Add the following two lines to the end of it.

Code:

PATH=$PATH:/new_path:/another_new_path
export PATH

Save it. Then either log out and back in or "source" it.

Code:

source ~/.bashrc

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