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How Do I Add a Path in Linux?

Chloe Bennett • • 4 min read
How Do I Add a Path in Linux?
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How do you add a file path in Linux?

Linux

  1. Open the . bashrc file in your home directory (for example, /home/your-user-name/. bashrc ) in a text editor.
  2. Add export PATH=”your-dir:$PATH” to the last line of the file, where your-dir is the directory you want to add.
  3. Save the . bashrc file.
  4. Restart your terminal.

How do I permanently add a path in Linux?

To make the change permanent, enter the command PATH=$PATH:/opt/bin into your home directory’s . bashrc file. When you do this, you’re creating a new PATH variable by appending a directory to the current PATH variable, $PATH .

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