[KLUG Members] Change PATH

[Eric Beversluis]

On Tue, 2006-02-07 at 11:48 -0500, Bruce Smith wrote:
> > 1.  OO.o installed in /opt.  I want to change my PATH environment
> > variable. I tried this:
> > 
> >  export PATH=$PATH:/opt/openoffice.org2.0/program
> > 
> > but it didn't do it.
> > 
> > What's the correct command?
> 
> That looks OK to me.  What does this show before and after your export?
> 
>  echo $PATH
> 
It shows the changed path right after I execute the command, but then
the path reverts when I exit, so when I come back it's back to the
original.

I read online that PATH can be directed edited in /etc/profile, but I
don't see a line starting with PATH in that file.

EB
> 
>  - BS
> 
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