$PATH batch problems

[Ant2ne]

#!/bin/sh
#PATH
export PATH="$PATH:/home/ant2ne/batch"
echo $PATH
bash
echo $PATH

This script works, but only for the current terminal session. If I close that terminal or restart the computer I need to rerun the script. How can I make this a perminant PATH location?

/home/ant2ne/batch is a location that I'd like to store all of my personal batch files. So as to not intermingle them with batches that may have come with other packages

[penguin.ch]

Re: $PATH batch problems

How can I make this a perminant PATH location?

You may add your path to the system-wide PATH setting(s), to be found in /etc/environment or /etc/profile (or the like).

[Ant2ne]

Re: $PATH batch problems

/etc/environment[

Just what I needed thanks! 8)

[askrieger]

Re: $PATH batch problems

UR's solution is fine as long you are the only user of your computer. However, if there are other users, you need to use the "conventional" (i.e. old-fashioned multi-user Unix) solution.

In your home directory (/home/ant2ne) you should find a file called ".profile". That is where you're SUPPOSED to make changes to your path. But I won't tell the Unix police.

[Ant2ne]

Re: $PATH batch problems

In your home directory (/home/ant2ne) you should find a file called ".profile". That is where you're SUPPOSED to make changes to your path.

And what if I don't have a ".profile" in "/home/ant2ne" ?

[askrieger]

Re: $PATH batch problems

Use .bashrc BTW, I assume that you have View>"Show Hidden Files" checked in Konq.

[penguin.ch]

Re: $PATH batch problems

"conventional" (i.e. old-fashioned multi-user Unix) solution

Thanks for amending; I knew that I had missed something.

[Ant2ne]

Re: $PATH batch problems

I assume that you have View>"Show Hidden Files" checked in Konq.

no, but you would think that

sudo kate /home/ant2ne/.profile

would have done it.

[askrieger]

Re: $PATH batch problems

Hmm, that's strange. I looked at my home directory and .profile is still there. If you're the only user, you can still make the fix using UR's suggestion.