make a command globally executable

[abraxas334]

I would like to know how to do the following:
I have a directory with exactuable scripts:
$path_to_dir/mm_script1
$path_to_dir/mm_script1
$path_to_dir/mm_script1

at the moment I can execute them by either giving an absolute path or relative path.

What variable do I need to set in order to be able to just type
./mm_scrip1 in any directory in the terminal?

Thanks for the help!

[Lars Noodén]

You need to set $PATH. That can be done in .profile, I think. But it might be better if you were to put them in ~/bin/ If that directory exists, it is automatically added to your path and you will be able to execute programs stored there from anywhere.