Working with the PATH variable on Linux. This is not too hard at all.
How to work with the PATH variable on Linux and run a program from a non-standard directory.
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How to add a directory to your PATH on Linux.
Shell variables (also called environment variables) are placeholders for information and Bash maintains a suite of these to keep track of various settings. Have a look at what shell variables Bash knows about by typing the following: ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Videos] └─$ env | grep PATH PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/usr/lib/wsl/lib:/mnt/c/Windows/system32:/mnt/c/Windows:/mnt/c/Windows/System32/Wbem:/mnt/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/:/mnt/c/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/:/mnt/c/Program Files (x86)/NVIDIA Corporation/PhysX/Common:/mnt/c/Program Files/NVIDIA Corporation/NVIDIA NvDLISR:/mnt/c/Program Files (x86)/Bitvise SSH Client:/mnt/c/Users/Intel … Read more
How the bash shell works in Linux.
If you’ve ever piped the output of one command into the input of the other or joined simple commands together to do complex tasks, then you have a taste for the power of the shell. As you use the shell more and more you’ll discover how powerful it is and that, more often than not, … Read more
Very useful Linux shell tips and tricks.
Add a new directory to the PATH to allow running an application from it without typing the full path every time you wish to run it. PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/binPATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin Or you may have something like this in your .bashrc to add this every time you log in. PATH="/home/jason/perl5/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}"; export PATH;PATH="/home/jason/perl5/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}"; export PATH; This can also be set … Read more