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... thanks -bruce -----Original Message----- From: Anth Courtney [mailto:anth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:49 PM To: bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; 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 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
