add environment variable

[raptrex]

http://mypod.sourceforge.net/user%20...l/ch01s03.html

this is a site to install a program (made in java) to work with your ipod

how do i add a environment variable like it says?

[tejas]

add it to either the
~/.bash_profile
ore the
~/.bashrc

This only works for your user though.

Linux conventions insist that the bashrc is where to add it, unless it is a mega important system variable.

Add the line set MYPOD_HOME="/usr/local/mypod"

-Tejas Dinkar

[stry_cat]

Originally Posted by tejas

add it to either the
~/.bash_profile
ore the
~/.bashrc

This only works for your user though.

Linux conventions insist that the bashrc is where to add it, unless it is a mega important system variable.

Add the line set MYPOD_HOME="/usr/local/mypod"

-Tejas Dinkar

Don't forget to also inlucde MYPOD_HOME in the line that starts with the word "export"

[jonest]

You can also add the variable to /etc/profile as root if you wanted it to be a global variable to be used by all users.

[raptrex]

i do this in the terminal right?
if so, i get an access denied
and im root

[tejas]

ay ay ay ay ay!

Open ~/.bashrc in kedit or gedit or emacs or Notepad or whatever you want. Just make sure it is a text editor. You don't run bashrc.

[jonest]

To spell it out, follow these steps.

1. open a terminal from your program menu

2. Type 'nano -w ~/.bashrc' - this will open the .bashrc file in the nano editor (easy to use text editor).

3. After adding the lines you want to, type CTRL-X and choose to save the file.

4. Next, type 'source ~/.bashrc' as this will re-read the .bashrc file.

5. Type 'env' to see your environmental variables. You should be able to see your new variable.

6. You can now use that terminal session with your new environmental variable and it will be there for any new sessions you have open. To start with a clean slate and make sure everything you are working on has the new variable, logout and log back into the system.

You can also edit /etc/profile in the same manner described above as the root user and this will make the variable available to all users.