Add a directory to PATH in Ubuntu / Unix

To add a directory (in this case /app1) to your path run the following command:

export PATH=$PATH:/app1

To view the new PATH variable:

echo $PATH

System PATH environment variables are stored in /etc/profile.

This entry was written by David and posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 and filed under , Bookmark the permalink . Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post . Post a comment ( in a new window )

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