basic linux question..

[Mike Burger]

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, bruce wrote:

> anth...
> 
> just what i was looking for!!!!
> 
> ps... how can i get the changes in the /.bashrc /etc/profile to take
> effect.. or do i have to reboot...

Just log out and log back in.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anth Courtney [mailto:anth at anthcourtney.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:49 PM
> To: bedouglas at earthlink.net; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: basic linux question..
> 
> 
> Bruce,
> 
> Howzit.
> 
> > what do i have to do (what command) to allow me to simply type the name of
> > the executable from anywhere on the drive, and have the exe run...
> 
> You need to add the directory to your path.
> 
> If the directory was /opt/mydirectory then you could do
> 
> export env PATH=$PATH:/opt/mydirectory
> 
> You can then just type the name of the file and bingo.
> 
> To make a change like this more permanent, you'll want to add it into
> /etc/profile - look at the pathmunge examples in there and just add your
> own.
> 
> cheers,
> Anth
> 
> 

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