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In article <8btnju$7rd$1@cubacola.tninet.se>, Torgny Johansson
<torgny_johansson@bigfoot.com> writes
>How do I set the path variable in Linux? I want to use JDK and need to 
>add
>it's path to be able to compile my java apps from any directory.
>
>Where do I set it?

In one of the startup scripts - /etc/profile for a system-wide setting,
.bash_profile in your home directory for a local setting, or .kshrc
for an individual shell setting.

Basically, it's the environment variable PATH, which needs to be
exported once set (so that shells read the same variable) - check
any of the above lines for a line that reads:

PATH=/usr/bin:/sbin: ... etc. You can either add a colon and then
the additional path bit at the end or add it on a new line with:

PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/whatever (ie: existing path plus appended
bit).

Don't forget the command: "export PATH" a few lines afterwards.

To check it, add the lines into (for instance) .bash_profile and then
relogin. Type "echo $PATH" to see if the new path has taken.
>
>Plz email any answers to torgny_johansson@bigfoot.com

Post it in a newsgroup, read it in a newsgroup. That way others
get the benefit of your questions.
>
>Thanks alot!
>
>

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