LinuxQuestions.org - How to set PATH and CLASSPATH environment variables

Yo thx,

this is what i found out :

when in the command prompt typin

Code:

PATH=/in/space/somewhere:/in/space/somewhereelse: ...

will do the job. The different paths are separated by colons (colon = ':').
You can find out wether the job was done with 'echo $PATH'.
What I didnt find out is how to include the old path into this assignment. (in m$-dos something like

Code:

'set PATH= %PATH;c:\blabla;...'

).

in a sh-shell-file this two lines

Code:

PATH=/usr/local/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin/:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin

export PATH

didnt do the job, whats wrong?

also in a csh file

Code:

setenv PATH /a/path/

didn't work, but I found it documented that style somewhere. should it have been

Code:

setenv(PATH,"/apath/");

?

where do I change the startup values of environment variables?

This is not urgent any more, but if someone is in the mood to teach someoneelse some lessons: you are very welcome ;)

mfg bronko
long live the penguin!