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How Do You Write a File Path in Linux?

James H. Sterling • • 4 min read
How Do You Write a File Path in Linux?
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How do I set the path of a file in Linux?

Steps

  1. Change to your home directory. cd $HOME.
  2. Open the . bashrc file.
  3. Add the following line to the file. Replace the JDK directory with the name of your java installation directory. export PATH=/usr/java/<JDK Directory>/bin:$PATH.
  4. Save the file and exit. Use the source command to force Linux to reload the .

How do you write to a file in Linux?

To create a new file, use the cat command followed by the redirection operator ( > ) and the name of the file you want to create. Press Enter , type the text and once you are done, press the CRTL+D to save the file. If a file named file1. txt is present, it will be overwritten.

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