> On 24 Jun 2022, at 13:10, Anil F Duggirala <anilduggirala@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > hello, > I would like to change the $PATH environment variable permanently, to > be able to execute a program more quickly. > I have tried adding a new line: export PATH=$PATH:/my/path , to my > .bashrc . See PATH in .bash_profile not .bashrc. Because you want it set once, not every time a new subprocess starts. When you start a Terminal it should be setup to start a login shell. Barry > When I log in again, I see that $PATH is now: $PATH:/my/path/:/my/path, > my directory has been appended twice. > I don't know exactly what the "export" command actually does, so I am > lost here. > thanks for your help. > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
