How can I set shell environment variables in linux? I've got FC 5 but I also want a general config file or a command.
nanosani 20 Technize.net addict Team Colleague
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Jump to Post/etc/profile for "world" wide variables. The basic PATH and sometimes TMOUT is usually set here.
.bashrc or .profile for a given user or yourself.
Edit the file and add something like:export MYVAR="SOME VALUE"Save the file, then source it
source .bashrc # or source .profileThat what you …
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jim mcnamara 19 Junior Poster
/etc/profile for "world" wide variables. The basic PATH and sometimes TMOUT is usually set here.
.bashrc or .profile for a given user or yourself.
Edit the file and add something like:
export MYVAR="SOME VALUE"Save the file, then source it
source .bashrc
# or
source .profileThat what you mean?
John A 1,896 Vampirical Lurker Team Colleague
You can also set a variable temporarily by just going:
MYVAR="something"
The variable will be reset as soon as you reboot/restart.
nanosani 20 Technize.net addict Team Colleague
/etc/profile is something like a bash script. Can you guide me where exactly to put the statement you mentioned?
John A 1,896 Vampirical Lurker Team Colleague
/etc/profile is something like a bash script. Can you guide me where exactly to put the statement you mentioned?
You should see a lot (or a few) paths seperated by colons. Place the path you want to at the end, prefixed by a colon.
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