As root, use your favorite editor to open up the .bashrc file in your user account home directory. You can then add things to your path by doing something similar to: export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/Matts_Executable I often do this for java when I use Sun's jvm. It looks something like: export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_02 export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
Save your file. Then either open a new terminal or type source .bashrc. -Glen On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 21:13, Matthew Pittard wrote: > Thanks for this Glen and Dave, I actually found where the hdparm file > was using the "whereis" command, but I've often wondered how to find > things on the computer that weren't programs. Thanks, I'll use it. > > >hdparm just isn't in your path. Try /sbin/hdparm instead of just > hdparm. -Glen > > How do I edit my path? I know how to do this in windows, but not in > Linux. > > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Smith > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uug] Mplayer question still > > > Matt Pittard wrote: > > >>I tried to run the hdparm function from the terminal window and it > >>told me that it wasn't found--it gave me this error: > >> > >>bash: hdparm: command not found > >> > >> > Do /sbin/hdparm > > Here's a handy tool: find, usage: "find / -name hdparm" (searches from / > > for a file named hdparm) > Here's another handy tool: locate, usage: "locate hdparm" (searches an > index of the whole hard drive for hdparm) > Or, the easy way out: "Foot -> Search for Files" > > --Dave > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > > > ______________________________________ > Inflex Virus Scanner - installed on mailserver for domain @et.byu.edu > Queries to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Glen Wagley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
