editing PATH variable on mac [closed]

Answer 1

environment.plst file loads first on MAC so put the path on it.

For 1st time use, use the following command

export PATH=$PATH: /path/to/set

Answer 2

Edit /etc/paths. Then close the terminal and reopen it.

$ sudo vi /etc/paths

Note: each entry is seperated by line breaks.

/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin

Answer 3

You could try this:

1. Open the Terminal application. It can be found in the Utilities directory inside the Applications directory.
2. Type the following: echo 'export PATH=YOURPATHHERE:$PATH' >> ~/.profile, replacing "YOURPATHHERE" with the name of the directory you want to add. Make certain that you use ">>" instead of one ">".
3. Hit Enter.
4. Close the Terminal and reopen. Your new Terminal session should now use the new PATH.

-> http://keito.me/tutorials/macosx_path

Answer 4

Based on my own experiences and internet search, I find these places work:

/etc/paths.d

~/.bash_profile

Note that you should open a new terminal window to see the changes.

You may also refer to this this question

Answer 5

use

~/.bash_profile

or

~/.MacOSX/environment.plist

(see Runtime Configuration Guidelines)