[X-Unix] Re: PATH ?

[Timothy Luoma]

On Feb 27, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Richard Nagle wrote:

> okay: mac 10.3 ( using bash as terminal )
> where would be the PATH file ( need to add a string )
> so I can launch a Application.

Are you asking where PATH is defined?  PATH isn't a file, it's a  
variable, which should look something like this:

PATH=/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/Users/YOURUSERNAMEHERE/bin:/opt/local/bin:/sw/ 
bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin

It is usually defined in .profile or .bashrc or similar.

I usually do it like this:

1) edit RC file (i.e. ~/.bashrc)
2) save RC file
3) start new shell
4) test PATH (echo "$PATH")
5) if needs editing, close Terminal window (exit 0)

HTH

TjL