On Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:26:01 -0800, David wrote:
>OK, well, hmm...I think perhaps there's something in all that that I can
>understand. I'll try doing some of that stuff with the $PATH, but what even
>does it do? Remember, I've been using Linux for three days.

Running "echo $PATH" tells you what the search path is for executables.

this can be changed in ~/.bash_profile where the path is redifined for 
your own needs: 

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin

This adds ~/bin to the original path.  To get changes to take effect after
editing the .bash_profile file do:

$ source .bash_profile

It'd be a good idea to get a Linux book, "Running Linux" by O'Reilly, has a 
lot in it, covers the basics, and will allow you to grow at your own pace,
I've been on Linux for almost 12 months now and use the book regularly. 

A good URL to look at for basic stuff is:

http://www.crosswinds.net/~beginnerslinux/

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