enviroment variable PATH

Moataz · 04-25-2005, 03:33 PM

If I added a path to the enviroment variable PATH, I have to logout and login again to see the changes.

Is there any other way that I can do without logout ?

Komakino · 04-25-2005, 04:09 PM

Depends where you added it. If you added it to .bashrc in your home directory then just loading another bash shell will make it take effect. If you put it in /etc/profile then type:
source /etc/profile
and it will re-read that file so it takes effect.

IBall · 04-25-2005, 08:25 PM

AFAIK, it is better to add environment variables to your ~/.bash_profile, because this is only read on login and not each time you start a new shell.

If you want to make the changes take effect without logging out and in again, run the command "source ~/.bash_profile"

I hope this helps
--Ian