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A question about a setup of PATH

Asked by jeffwang

I would like to make the users can execute the Eclipse by just running "eclipse" in the terminal(not need to go the specified directory). How can I set up the PATH in "/etc/profile"? Thanks

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Josh Kupershmidt (schmiddy) said : 		#1

If you are sure that you want to change the $PATH variable for *all* users (not just yourself), and you have root or sudo access, you should change the file /etc/bash.bashrc . If you'd rather just make this change for your user account only, you should edit the file ~/.bashrc .

The edit you should make to either of these files is to add the following line at the end:

export PATH="/path/to/eclipse/bin/:$PATH"

Where /path/to/eclipse/bin/ is the directory where your eclipse binary is located.

Obviously, to edit the system file /etc/bash.bashrc you'd have to use "sudo [your favorite text editor] /etc/bash.bashrc" -- If nano is your favorite text editor you'd type "sudo nano /etc/bash.bashrc" , and add the specified line at the end. After you've made the changes to /etc/bash.bashrc or ~/.bashrc , open a new terminal window and the changes should take effect. Type "echo $PATH" to double check the change has propagated into your current terminal window.

Hope this helps,
Josh

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