> > but could you tell me how to see what is in my path and how to add to > > it? > > > To see what your current PATH is: > > echo $PATH > > To add to the PATH for the current session: > > export PATH="/additional/path:$PATH" (I think; make sure that's right-- > ok, it is right, but maybe without the quotes according to man export). > > What I usually do (because I often can't quite remember the correct > syntax of an "append to export" comand) is: > > echo $PATH or export (without parameters), then copy the current PATH to > a text file, so if I mess it up I can export PATH="(the original PATH)". > > Of course I could just read man export like a reasonable person, but who > has time for that ;-) ? > > Hope this helps, > Holly
I see how that works. Thanks! - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
