Where does Bash-bashrc export path always go?

Where does Bash-bashrc export path always go?

Now I don’t understand in which path my .bashrc file is because I can’t see anything .bashrc file by using ls -a command. You don’t need to add export in .bashrc and ~ in path means home folder of the user running command, . bashrc will always be in the root of your home folder.

How is the Export flag set in Bash?

You can also use $HOME instead if ~ which will also point to your home folder. export sets a flag on a variable in the current context, making it available to sub-shells. This means it only has to be exported once, not every time it’s changed. Unlike most other languages, whitespace is used to separate what are misleadingly called “words”.

Why is path not valid identifier in Bash?

So PATH= “$PATH:$HOME/moltemplate/moltemplate” is two words, but a variable assignment must be a single word. If you remove the space the assignment works, otherwise each of those words become a separate parameter to export. And since a colon-separated set of paths is definitely not a valid variable name, you get the “not a valid identifier” error.

How can I access the variable declared after the export keyword?

In other words, processes will be able to access the variable declared after the export keyword through the shell’s environment. So, if you did something like export FOO=”BAR” and then sourced the changes in your shell environment, you could type $FOO and get BAR.

Is it bad to add path in.bashrc?

Drop the spaces: Regarding /etc/login.defs or any other global configuration: Well, it is global configuration, so probably a bad idea to add paths within your $HOME directory there. 😉 There are differences in syntax between the one used on mac and CentOS, however on CentOS and RedHat the following syntax is being used.

How to add folder Foo to path in.bashrc?

At the end of .bashrc file I added these lines to set path to foo folder in my home directory: I am using Debian Squeeze. In a similar question here it was advised to modify /etc/login.defs. I don’t want to do this as in the very login.defs it is written: How to add folder foo to PATH in .bashrc? You are using the wrong syntax. Drop the spaces: