Permanent PATH variable
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How will I make this /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin PATH variable permanent?
Everyone is saying export PATH=$PATH:media/De Soft/mongodb/bin to your ~/.profile, or .bashrc, or .zshenv depending on your shell. I don't know what is ~/.profile, or .bashrc, or .zshenv. And what they do actually?
And how will I add export PATH=$PATH:my/path to my .profile/.bashrc/.zshenv? I'm using 64 bit Ununtu 14.04 LTS with default terminal. I'm very newbie to Linux.
bash environment-variables bashrc .profile mongodb
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How will I make this /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin PATH variable permanent?
Everyone is saying export PATH=$PATH:media/De Soft/mongodb/bin to your ~/.profile, or .bashrc, or .zshenv depending on your shell. I don't know what is ~/.profile, or .bashrc, or .zshenv. And what they do actually?
And how will I add export PATH=$PATH:my/path to my .profile/.bashrc/.zshenv? I'm using 64 bit Ununtu 14.04 LTS with default terminal. I'm very newbie to Linux.
bash environment-variables bashrc .profile mongodb
asked Jul 21 '14 at 19:37
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How will I make this /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin PATH variable permanent?
Everyone is saying export PATH=$PATH:media/De Soft/mongodb/bin to your ~/.profile, or .bashrc, or .zshenv depending on your shell. I don't know what is ~/.profile, or .bashrc, or .zshenv. And what they do actually?
And how will I add export PATH=$PATH:my/path to my .profile/.bashrc/.zshenv? I'm using 64 bit Ununtu 14.04 LTS with default terminal. I'm very newbie to Linux.
bash environment-variables bashrc .profile mongodb
asked Jul 21 '14 at 19:37
Towhid
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How will I make this /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin PATH variable permanent?
Everyone is saying export PATH=$PATH:media/De Soft/mongodb/bin to your ~/.profile, or .bashrc, or .zshenv depending on your shell. I don't know what is ~/.profile, or .bashrc, or .zshenv. And what they do actually?
And how will I add export PATH=$PATH:my/path to my .profile/.bashrc/.zshenv? I'm using 64 bit Ununtu 14.04 LTS with default terminal. I'm very newbie to Linux.
bash environment-variables bashrc .profile mongodb
bash environment-variables bashrc .profile mongodb
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They are configuration files. One way:
- Open a terminal window using Ctrl+Alt+T
- Run the command
gedit ~/.profile
Add the line
export PATH=$PATH:/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin
to the bottom and save
Log out and log in again
answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:21
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
18.8k23161
@GunnarHjalmarsson, do I really need to export PATH var? Maybe, it is done by default in some other script? I have checked by ~/.profile and a PATH var is there, but it is not explicitly exported: PATH=~/.local/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
– yuranos87
Mar 26 '17 at 21:12
3
@yuranos87: No, you are right; when modifyingPATHin~/.profile, exporting is redundant, sincePATHalready is an environment variable.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:17
You don't need to logout and login again. Usesource ~/.profile.
– timbo
Jul 11 '17 at 22:44
1
@timbo: That does not make the variable available to already started processes in the session (except for the current terminal).
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jul 11 '17 at 23:44
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Type the following in a terminal window
export PATH=/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin:$PATH
Close the terminal and restart the computer. The path should include /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin when you type this in the terminal:
echo $PATH
answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:35
Nivedita Velagaleti
951
7
That only works for current terminal session. It needs to be in~/.profile(or~/.bashrcon common GNU/Linux distros... even~/.bash_profile) to be run on every console load.
– Alejandro Iván
Aug 10 '16 at 16:38
agreed. but upon system restart it is loaded in the path variable.
– Nivedita Velagaleti
Aug 10 '16 at 19:43
5
@NiveditaVelagaleti: No it's not unless you make it persistent via a config file. The terminal command does not modifyPATHpersistently.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:22
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To permanently change PATH you need to make changes to /etc/environment file. Make a backup before editing:
sudo cp /etc/environment /etc/environment.bak
sudo nano /etc/environment
sample output:
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
Paths are delimited by : so to add a new path say x/y/z this will how our /etc/environment looks like:
PATH="x/y/z:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
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3 Answers
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
45
down vote
accepted
They are configuration files. One way:
- Open a terminal window using Ctrl+Alt+T
- Run the command
gedit ~/.profile
Add the line
export PATH=$PATH:/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin
to the bottom and save
Log out and log in again
answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:21
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
18.8k23161
@GunnarHjalmarsson, do I really need to export PATH var? Maybe, it is done by default in some other script? I have checked by ~/.profile and a PATH var is there, but it is not explicitly exported: PATH=~/.local/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
– yuranos87
Mar 26 '17 at 21:12
3
@yuranos87: No, you are right; when modifyingPATHin~/.profile, exporting is redundant, sincePATHalready is an environment variable.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:17
You don't need to logout and login again. Usesource ~/.profile.
– timbo
Jul 11 '17 at 22:44
1
@timbo: That does not make the variable available to already started processes in the session (except for the current terminal).
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jul 11 '17 at 23:44
add a comment |
up vote
45
down vote
accepted
They are configuration files. One way:
- Open a terminal window using Ctrl+Alt+T
- Run the command
gedit ~/.profile
Add the line
export PATH=$PATH:/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin
to the bottom and save
Log out and log in again
answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:21
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
18.8k23161
@GunnarHjalmarsson, do I really need to export PATH var? Maybe, it is done by default in some other script? I have checked by ~/.profile and a PATH var is there, but it is not explicitly exported: PATH=~/.local/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
– yuranos87
Mar 26 '17 at 21:12
3
@yuranos87: No, you are right; when modifyingPATHin~/.profile, exporting is redundant, sincePATHalready is an environment variable.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:17
You don't need to logout and login again. Usesource ~/.profile.
– timbo
Jul 11 '17 at 22:44
1
@timbo: That does not make the variable available to already started processes in the session (except for the current terminal).
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jul 11 '17 at 23:44
add a comment |
up vote
45
down vote
accepted
up vote
45
down vote
accepted
They are configuration files. One way:
- Open a terminal window using Ctrl+Alt+T
- Run the command
gedit ~/.profile
Add the line
export PATH=$PATH:/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin
to the bottom and save
Log out and log in again
answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:21
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
18.8k23161
They are configuration files. One way:
- Open a terminal window using Ctrl+Alt+T
- Run the command
gedit ~/.profile
Add the line
export PATH=$PATH:/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin
to the bottom and save
Log out and log in again
answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:21
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
18.8k23161
edited Jul 22 '14 at 14:55
answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:21
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
18.8k23161
answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:21
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
18.8k23161
answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:21
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
18.8k23161
18.8k23161
@GunnarHjalmarsson, do I really need to export PATH var? Maybe, it is done by default in some other script? I have checked by ~/.profile and a PATH var is there, but it is not explicitly exported: PATH=~/.local/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
– yuranos87
Mar 26 '17 at 21:12
3
@yuranos87: No, you are right; when modifyingPATHin~/.profile, exporting is redundant, sincePATHalready is an environment variable.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:17
You don't need to logout and login again. Usesource ~/.profile.
– timbo
Jul 11 '17 at 22:44
1
@timbo: That does not make the variable available to already started processes in the session (except for the current terminal).
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jul 11 '17 at 23:44
add a comment |
@GunnarHjalmarsson, do I really need to export PATH var? Maybe, it is done by default in some other script? I have checked by ~/.profile and a PATH var is there, but it is not explicitly exported: PATH=~/.local/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
– yuranos87
Mar 26 '17 at 21:12
3
@yuranos87: No, you are right; when modifyingPATHin~/.profile, exporting is redundant, sincePATHalready is an environment variable.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:17
You don't need to logout and login again. Usesource ~/.profile.
– timbo
Jul 11 '17 at 22:44
1
@timbo: That does not make the variable available to already started processes in the session (except for the current terminal).
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jul 11 '17 at 23:44
@GunnarHjalmarsson, do I really need to export PATH var? Maybe, it is done by default in some other script? I have checked by ~/.profile and a PATH var is there, but it is not explicitly exported: PATH=~/.local/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
– yuranos87
Mar 26 '17 at 21:12
@GunnarHjalmarsson, do I really need to export PATH var? Maybe, it is done by default in some other script? I have checked by ~/.profile and a PATH var is there, but it is not explicitly exported: PATH=~/.local/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
– yuranos87
Mar 26 '17 at 21:12
3
3
@yuranos87: No, you are right; when modifying
PATH in ~/.profile, exporting is redundant, since PATH already is an environment variable.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:17
@yuranos87: No, you are right; when modifying
PATH in ~/.profile, exporting is redundant, since PATH already is an environment variable.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:17
You don't need to logout and login again. Use
source ~/.profile.– timbo
Jul 11 '17 at 22:44
You don't need to logout and login again. Use
source ~/.profile.– timbo
Jul 11 '17 at 22:44
1
1
@timbo: That does not make the variable available to already started processes in the session (except for the current terminal).
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jul 11 '17 at 23:44
@timbo: That does not make the variable available to already started processes in the session (except for the current terminal).
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jul 11 '17 at 23:44
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
Type the following in a terminal window
export PATH=/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin:$PATH
Close the terminal and restart the computer. The path should include /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin when you type this in the terminal:
echo $PATH
answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:35
Nivedita Velagaleti
951
7
That only works for current terminal session. It needs to be in~/.profile(or~/.bashrcon common GNU/Linux distros... even~/.bash_profile) to be run on every console load.
– Alejandro Iván
Aug 10 '16 at 16:38
agreed. but upon system restart it is loaded in the path variable.
– Nivedita Velagaleti
Aug 10 '16 at 19:43
5
@NiveditaVelagaleti: No it's not unless you make it persistent via a config file. The terminal command does not modifyPATHpersistently.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:22
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
Type the following in a terminal window
export PATH=/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin:$PATH
Close the terminal and restart the computer. The path should include /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin when you type this in the terminal:
echo $PATH
answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:35
Nivedita Velagaleti
951
7
That only works for current terminal session. It needs to be in~/.profile(or~/.bashrcon common GNU/Linux distros... even~/.bash_profile) to be run on every console load.
– Alejandro Iván
Aug 10 '16 at 16:38
agreed. but upon system restart it is loaded in the path variable.
– Nivedita Velagaleti
Aug 10 '16 at 19:43
5
@NiveditaVelagaleti: No it's not unless you make it persistent via a config file. The terminal command does not modifyPATHpersistently.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:22
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
Type the following in a terminal window
export PATH=/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin:$PATH
Close the terminal and restart the computer. The path should include /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin when you type this in the terminal:
echo $PATH
answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:35
Nivedita Velagaleti
951
Type the following in a terminal window
export PATH=/media/De Soft/mongodb/bin:$PATH
Close the terminal and restart the computer. The path should include /media/De Soft/mongodb/bin when you type this in the terminal:
echo $PATH
answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:35
Nivedita Velagaleti
951
answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:35
Nivedita Velagaleti
951
answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:35
Nivedita Velagaleti
951
answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:35
Nivedita Velagaleti
951
951
7
That only works for current terminal session. It needs to be in~/.profile(or~/.bashrcon common GNU/Linux distros... even~/.bash_profile) to be run on every console load.
– Alejandro Iván
Aug 10 '16 at 16:38
agreed. but upon system restart it is loaded in the path variable.
– Nivedita Velagaleti
Aug 10 '16 at 19:43
5
@NiveditaVelagaleti: No it's not unless you make it persistent via a config file. The terminal command does not modifyPATHpersistently.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:22
add a comment |
7
That only works for current terminal session. It needs to be in~/.profile(or~/.bashrcon common GNU/Linux distros... even~/.bash_profile) to be run on every console load.
– Alejandro Iván
Aug 10 '16 at 16:38
agreed. but upon system restart it is loaded in the path variable.
– Nivedita Velagaleti
Aug 10 '16 at 19:43
5
@NiveditaVelagaleti: No it's not unless you make it persistent via a config file. The terminal command does not modifyPATHpersistently.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:22
7
7
That only works for current terminal session. It needs to be in
~/.profile (or ~/.bashrc on common GNU/Linux distros... even ~/.bash_profile) to be run on every console load.– Alejandro Iván
Aug 10 '16 at 16:38
That only works for current terminal session. It needs to be in
~/.profile (or ~/.bashrc on common GNU/Linux distros... even ~/.bash_profile) to be run on every console load.– Alejandro Iván
Aug 10 '16 at 16:38
agreed. but upon system restart it is loaded in the path variable.
– Nivedita Velagaleti
Aug 10 '16 at 19:43
agreed. but upon system restart it is loaded in the path variable.
– Nivedita Velagaleti
Aug 10 '16 at 19:43
5
5
@NiveditaVelagaleti: No it's not unless you make it persistent via a config file. The terminal command does not modify
PATH persistently.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:22
@NiveditaVelagaleti: No it's not unless you make it persistent via a config file. The terminal command does not modify
PATH persistently.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 26 '17 at 21:22
add a comment |
up vote
0
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To permanently change PATH you need to make changes to /etc/environment file. Make a backup before editing:
sudo cp /etc/environment /etc/environment.bak
sudo nano /etc/environment
sample output:
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
Paths are delimited by : so to add a new path say x/y/z this will how our /etc/environment looks like:
PATH="x/y/z:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
answered May 19 at 18:51
Xaqron
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up vote
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To permanently change PATH you need to make changes to /etc/environment file. Make a backup before editing:
sudo cp /etc/environment /etc/environment.bak
sudo nano /etc/environment
sample output:
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
Paths are delimited by : so to add a new path say x/y/z this will how our /etc/environment looks like:
PATH="x/y/z:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
answered May 19 at 18:51
Xaqron
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up vote
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To permanently change PATH you need to make changes to /etc/environment file. Make a backup before editing:
sudo cp /etc/environment /etc/environment.bak
sudo nano /etc/environment
sample output:
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
Paths are delimited by : so to add a new path say x/y/z this will how our /etc/environment looks like:
PATH="x/y/z:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
answered May 19 at 18:51
Xaqron
662611
To permanently change PATH you need to make changes to /etc/environment file. Make a backup before editing:
sudo cp /etc/environment /etc/environment.bak
sudo nano /etc/environment
sample output:
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
Paths are delimited by : so to add a new path say x/y/z this will how our /etc/environment looks like:
PATH="x/y/z:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
answered May 19 at 18:51
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