Can't change $PATH in SuSE 10.1

[maddog]

I have tried many methods of changing the "$PATH" environment variable in OpenSuSE 10.1 but to no avail. The variable changes until I close the terminal but then goes back to the default. I tried:

maddog@64:~>PATH=$PATH:/bin

maddog@64:~>export PATH

but when I close the terminal, it gets rid of ths change. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Sparda]

What are you trying to do? Just change directory? CD dude!

[maddog]

sorry. I should have been more descriptive before.

when use the "env" command, it returns this for $PATH:

PATH=/home/mhowell/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/jre/bin:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin:/usr/lib/qt3/bin

I need it to include the directory "/opt/kde3/share/apps" and used the method in my first post to try to add this directory to $PATH.

I am sorry that I am bad at explaining things.

Thanks

[Guest K1u]

ask this at any linux forum or suse forum they will answer u in a matter of minutes

[cooper]

I need it to include the directory "/opt/kde3/share/apps" and used the method in my first post to try to add this directory to $PATH.

Specific to your own command prompts:

Add the 2 commands to your .bash_profile file in your home dir.

Specific to your own X environment:

Add the 2 commands to your .xinitrc file in your home dir (not 100% sure about this one).

System-wide:

Add the two commands to /etc/profile (this file should already exist. If it's not there, check the INVOCATION chapter of the bash man page first to make sure that's the file your distro uses).

[uber_tom]

cant you just link the app(s) in question to /usr/bin?

its what i do, but im a very lazy man

[maddog]

thanks. Everything is working.