Problems setting PATH variable in Lion

jon232 · jon232 #1 (**permalink**)

10-28-2011, 12:40 AM

Hello, can anyone tell me why OS X Lion won't save my PATH when I add a new path to it? I use export PATH=$PATH:/"my_pathhere" to add the path that I want added. Upon typing echo $PATH before I close the terminal window it shows up in the path. However, once I exit the terminal window and re-open it the new path variable no longer shows up? I don't get it. I have just upgraded to Lion from Snow Leopard and did this exact same thing no longer than a week ago in Snow Leopard and had no problem.

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #2 (**permalink**)

10-28-2011, 12:46 AM

Because you're never saved it to your profile, you've only loaded it into memory.

Try this.

echo "export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/whatever" >> .bash_profile

when done, then do

. .bash_profile

That should reload the profile and make the path change persistent

jon232 · jon232 #3 (**permalink**)

10-28-2011, 12:52 AM

Thanks Mike, I believe that did the trick!

Dysfunction #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,588 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	10-28-2011, 12:46 AM Because you're never saved it to your profile, you've only loaded it into memory. Try this. echo "export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/whatever" >> .bash_profile when done, then do . .bash_profile That should reload the profile and make the path change persistent mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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Member Since: Oct 28, 2011 Posts: 2	10-28-2011, 12:40 AM Hello, can anyone tell me why OS X Lion won't save my PATH when I add a new path to it? I use export PATH=$PATH:/"my_pathhere" to add the path that I want added. Upon typing echo $PATH before I close the terminal window it shows up in the path. However, once I exit the terminal window and re-open it the new path variable no longer shows up? I don't get it. I have just upgraded to Lion from Snow Leopard and did this exact same thing no longer than a week ago in Snow Leopard and had no problem.
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