Try this: $ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/newpath' >> ~/.bashrc
You can also edit your .bashrc file too. Here is an example line from the .bashrc export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Notepad++" Here is a bonus useful thing alias splitpath="echo \$PATH | cut -d: -f1- --output-delimiter=$'\n'" -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple