~/.bash_profile is for login shells (e.g. when you log on at runlevel 3), while ~/.bash_rc is for interactive non-login shells (when opening up Gnome Terminal, for example). You could enter the path in ~/.bash_rc and source it from ~/.bash_profile.
No need to log off and log on, I believe: just `exec bash`. HTH. On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 09:10, Renz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can put it in ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc. One thing though, you have to log > out and log in again for these to take effect. > > :D > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Dong Calmada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> david t. asuncion, jr. wrote: >> > I have read quite a few how-to's on this but I am perplexed where do I >> > really have to put these lines... >> > >> > PATH:$PATH:/opt/lampp/bin >> > export PATH >> > >> > Is it at /etc/profile? /etc/bash.bashrc? ~/.bashrc?! >> > >> It's in the /etc/environment, AFAIK. >> >> Dong >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > -- > "Winners of Cosmic Lottery" - Steven Wienberg > > Renz > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Ian Dexter R. Marquez http://feeds.iandexter.net/Coredump woke up this morning to two kids who snuck up in bed with Peng and me. Savoring it while thes... _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
