How to permanently set $PATH on Linux/Unix? [closed]

Answer 1

You may set $PATH permanently in 2 ways.

1. To set path for particular user : You may need to make the entry in .bash_profile in home directory in the user.

   e.g in my case I will set java path in tomcat user profile

   [tomcat]$ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/dir" >> /home/tomcat/.bash_profile
   

2. To set common path for ALL system users, you may need to set path like this :

   [root~]# echo "export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/dir" >> /etc/profile