Subject: Re: $PATH
bryan@ak.net
Date: Thu Nov 28 2002 - 13:37:54 AKST
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 12:32:11PM -0900, The Fueley <MiraiTrunks@gci.net> wrote:
> okay i installed this java sdk package. j2sdk1.4.1_01.rpm.bin all goes fine,
> except my path isnt updated. im editing the .bash_profile file. and when i
> run echo $PATH, the new updated path doesnt change. which java doesnt find it
> either am i doing this wrong? heres what it looks like.
> Chris Rivera
Chris, .bash_profile is the right place to store a permanent change.
But it's just a list of commands, whereas the PATH that get used
when you run java is an environment variable.
To make the change immediately, you simply need to run the command, i.e
Chris, .bash_profile is the right place to store a permanent change.
But it's just a list of commands, whereas the PATH that get used
when you run java is an environment variable.
To make the change immediately, you simply need to run the command, i.e.:
PATH=......
export PATH
or just:
export PATH=......
You can also run the commands in .bash_profile by typing:
./.bash_profile
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