MacSingularity Archive » bash http://macsingularity.org The archive of Macsingularity Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:35:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 PATH variable in the bash shell http://macsingularity.org/2003/11/03/path-variable-in-the-bash-shell/ http://macsingularity.org/2003/11/03/path-variable-in-the-bash-shell/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0000 admin http://spac-21.rice.edu/maciraf/tips/panther/bash_path.html Okay, so you decided to stick with the bash shell. Here’s how to change your path. Edit the .bashrc file in your home directory (or create one) and then add a line like this:

   PATH=/usr/local/bin:~/bin:$PATH

My friend and bash fan Colby gave me this tidbit. Something all bash users probably know. (bash is a very linux thing, by the way.)

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