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Rad'Val
Asked: 2011-09-23 14:05:12 +0800 CST

How to modify your $PATH on unix?

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I used PATH = /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin/:$PATH

But still my programs refuse to search in the given dir first. Do I need to do something else?

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  1. Best Answer

    Use: export PATH=..... to make the PATH variable available as an environment variable to programs started from shell. Make sure that your programs are started from the same shell in which you are exporting the PATH variable. Please note that there is no space before and after =.

    In your case, use:

    export PATH=/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin/:$PATH
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  2. Add it to ~/.profile for permanent (~ is your $HOME).

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