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bdl · 09-23-2002, 05:03 PM

Say for example you have a directory named ~/bin that you want to keep all your personal apps and scripts in. You can change your PATH setting at the shell simply with the command

prompt$ PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin"

That will take the current $PATH value and add your ~/bin directory to it. If you want to make this permanent, edit your ~/.bash_profile and put in the line

Code:

export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin"

Either logout and back in again or 'source' the .bash_profile file to read in the new configuration. It will be automatically set from then on when you login.

To make a file executable, simply change it's permissions like so:

prompt$ chmod +x filename.sh

Use the command 'man chmod' for more information on changing permissions.

09-23-2002, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
bdl Senior Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: vta.ca.usa Posts: 555	Say for example you have a directory named ~/bin that you want to keep all your personal apps and scripts in. You can change your PATH setting at the shell simply with the command prompt$ PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin" That will take the current $PATH value and add your ~/bin directory to it. If you want to make this permanent, edit your ~/.bash_profile and put in the line Code: export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin" Either logout and back in again or 'source' the .bash_profile file to read in the new configuration. It will be automatically set from then on when you login. To make a file executable, simply change it's permissions like so: prompt$ chmod +x filename.sh Use the command 'man chmod' for more information on changing permissions.