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What I do is I modify the PATH variable, and then export it. After this when I call "echo $PATH" the output displays the new modified string. BUT as soon as I log-out and log-in again the new modified PATH is gone and replaced by the original.
Please HeLp. I have consulted a number of books and nowhere have I found anything
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You are not saving the new variable value i.e after logout and login you
get the old value.
save your new value to path in your ~/.bash_profile
PATH=$PATH:new value
export PATH
HTH.
>-- >vikram... Shouldn't that go in ~/.bashrc? As I recall .profile and
.bash_profile are not necessarily read by xterm because X is started by
a script when using startx (.profile only effects a login shell)...dunno
if kdm/konsole would have the same problem. ~/.bashrc is read regardless
even if you used startx and an xterm. I am not sure about kde because I
don't use it, but I am interested in getting clarification on that
issue. --Blake
