11-16-2004, 10:17 PM

How do I view my path environment variable in mac OS x? I am trying to install a development tool and the location should now be in the path but I want to see it to make sure.

Thanks!

11-16-2004, 10:55 PM

You can type set or env in the Terminal. They show slightly different things but both show PATH.
Also you can 'echo $PATH'.
Depends on exactly what you're looking for.

11-17-2004, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by cradom

You can type set or env in the Terminal. They show slightly different things but both show PATH.
Also you can 'echo $PATH'.
Depends on exactly what you're looking for.

Thanks,

How do I now add an environment variable and then append to the path?

Thanks!

11-17-2004, 09:03 AM

To add something to the path put something like this into .bash_profile or .bashrc:

PATH="/whatever/youneed/toadd{PATH}"
export PATH

For example:
PATH="/usr/local/bin{PATH}"
or
PATH="~/craig/bin:/Volumes/HD3/downloads{PATH}"

After you add this restart Terminal.

04-03-2013, 11:49 PM

Thanks cradom I found this post useful. Would you mind explaining the difference between doing this and editing the /private/etc/path file is? I was told by another mac owner to make my change there to resolve a problem I was having with homebrew. My new mac doesn't have a .bash_profile or .bashrc file like my work mac does. I appreciate any help I can get here. Thanks.

looking to resolve homebrew warnings about the order of /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin

04-04-2013, 04:06 AM

With respect, this thread might be much better suited to the "OS X - Operating System" forum or even the "OS X - Development and Darwin" forum, where you are likely to get more people helping than in "Switcher's Hangout," which is normally about helping PC buyers choose and learn their first Mac.