I believe /etc/profile IS the place where the system-wide default PATH is defined. Are you sure it isn't being changed somewhere in .bashrc or .bash_profile? anyway, to add to it, you'd do this: PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/java/bin
-Brad On 25 Apr 1999, Arcady Genkin wrote: > I'm having a problem adding to a system-wide PATH variable... I've > added the following in /etc/profile: > PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/java/bin" > > However, "echo $PATH" produces: > > ./:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin > > My ~/.bashrc and ~/bash_profile do not contain anything to do with > PATH variable. SO where is the system-wide PATH specified? > > Also, how do I dynamically add to the PATH variable in bash? > > Thanks! > > -- > Arcady Genkin > "I opened up my wallet, and it's full of blood..." - GsYDE > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
