Depending on the shell you're using, you can add to the PATH definition in the
.cshrc, .kshrc, or .bashrc files (for CSH, KSH, or BASH respectively).
Under Bash and Ksh, the definition would be:
export PATH=$PATH:/sw/bin
and for CSH or TCSH
setenv PATH $PATH:/sw/bin
Hope this helps!!
-- Michael.
--- Curtis Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When in X11, when I use xterm (the terminal application) I can't just
> type, say, such commands like fink or dselect or apt-get from the
> prompt. Either I need to be in the directory /sw/bin or type in the
> entire path. So, where do I need to set paths up so I can just type
> commands in /sw/bin
>
> Curtis Vaughan
>
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