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Kobe8Rice41
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 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: echo $path |
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How do I edit my path so that I can create commands and just run them using the name of the file rather than the full pathname. At my school all I have to say on the command line is the file name and it executes but on my home linux it doesn't work like that. If i say echo $path at school there is a lot of paths, but on mine I say that and there is nothing in my path.
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Sachankara
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: echo $path |
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$PATH not $path ...
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xoomix
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: echo $path |
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| Kobe8Rice41 wrote: | How do I edit my path so that I can create commands and just run them using the name of the file rather than the full pathname. At my school all I have to say on the command line is the file name and it executes but on my home linux it doesn't work like that. If i say echo $path at school there is a lot of paths, but on mine I say that and there is nothing in my path.
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Add ./ to your path - that'll execute anything if it's in the directory you're currently in (anywhere). |
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keyson
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Hi.
There is a big difference between $path and $PATH.
Try
If you want to run a command in the current directory do like this.
Or you may set . in the path in your .bashrc
| Code: | | export PATH=$PATH:. |
But that may give you trouble if you have a command in the current dir with the
same name as a program you want to run. |
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Kobe8Rice41
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| How do I add a directory to path? |
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xoomix
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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One way is to edit your /etc/profile where it says:
if [ "$EUID" = "0" ] || [ "$USER" = "root" ] ; then
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:${ROOTPATH}"
else
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/./:/cxofficebeta/bin:${PATH}"
fi
export PATH
unset ROOTPATH
I made the relevant part red so you can see how you'd add that. |
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