[lug] Errrr, or PATH variables....

[Hugh Brown]

If you want it to stick just for you, you need to stick it either in
~/.bashrc or in ~/.bash_profile or ~/.profile

I don't remember which one.

If you are doing the below at the prompt it is only good for that
session.

Hugh


John Starkey wrote:

> PATH=/bin,~/bin,/whateverelse
> EXPORT PATH
> 
> (in BASH)
> 
> Why won't it hold when I exit? I don't want to manipulate /etc/profile.
> I'm trying to set $ORACLE_HOME. I go thru this PATH problem every fewe
> months and I can't remember if I fix ever got it to work. I only have a
> couple users so it's not a common thing.