[X-Unix] Altering .bashrc in bash to add to $PATH

[Raoul Armfield]

What about if you use the ln command 

Ln -s /sqldirectory/sql ~/sql

This puts it in your home directory so that you can do exactly what you
are trying to do.  You can also substitute ~/sql for any directory in
your $PATH. Usually /bin is where most people place it

Raoul  

:-----Original Message-----
:From: Mac OS X Unix [mailto:X-Unix at lists.themacintoshguy.com] 
:On Behalf Of Robert Ameeti
:Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 4:25 PM
:To: Mac OS X Unix
:Subject: Re: [X-Unix] Altering .bashrc in bash to add to $PATH
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:>On 08 Jan, 2004, at 10:11, Doug McNutt wrote:
:>
:>>At 22:05 -0800 1/7/04, Robert Ameeti wrote:
:>>>echo $SHELL gives me /bin/bash
:>>>echo $PATH gives me /bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
:>>
:>>I'm a tcsh kind of guy but I have had similar problems.
:>
:>The important thing to understand here is that you are 
:talking about apples and oranges. They just look the same 
:because they are both round:
:>
:>  ...  The traditional Unix "dot files" (aka "Resource 
:Control" or ".rc" files)
:>        and "environment.plist."
:
:While I appreciate the education, I am not any closer in 
:getting where I need to be.
:
:When I am using terminal, I want to be able to just type sql 
:and be able to access that command. For that, I understand 
:that I must enhance my path. I am currently set to using bash 
:as that is what Apple set as my default shell. It seems that 
:others typically are using tcsh and perhaps I should be 
:changing to that. I am open to that option if I am more likely 
:to get answers to my questions as I am new to all of this.
:
:I am thinking that I am hearing that while using bash, the 
:file that I should instead be altering/creating is 
:.bash_profile as this is the file that will allow me to more 
:easily use my sql command. Is this correct given my current bash shell?
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