$Path in fedora 8

[andysuth]

I used the command:

PATH=$PATH:/opt/lum/ls/os/linux/bin/;export PATH

in terminal to add that path to the path command, but every time I leave the terminal window and check it again with

echo $PATH

It is no longer in there.

I make sure it works first time and it does, but it always "resets" when I reopen the window.

Can anyone tell me how to permanently add that path to my path file?

(all performed logged on as "Root")

-Andy

[glennzo]

Manually add it to your .bash_profile file in your home folder.

[scottro]

Glenn gave you the answer as to how--but to add a bit of explanation, even though you're exporting it, it's only for that one shell session in that one terminal. If you, while in the same terminal, then type xterm to open another terminal, THAT second terminal would have the desired PATH.

Each terminal spawns a session, so, once you close that terminal, that session and anything you've exported in it, is gone.