I open a terminal and run the following command: export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH" After this, everything works fine: which mysql => /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql However, when I close and reopen my terminal, it''s as though PATH is reset: which mysql => no mysql in /opt/local/bin /opt/local/sbin /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin What gives? Thanks, Drew -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Hi Drew, See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash#Startup_scripts You''ll want to put the export line in one of those files. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On Tue, Oct 10, 2006, Drew Olson wrote:> export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"Add that to your .bashrc (or .profile, I forget... I don''t use bash).> However, when I close and reopen my terminal, it''s as though PATH is > reset:Environment variables are session-local. Ben --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
You need to add the line to you .bash_profile. So using your text editor(I use text mate), form the bash line type: mate .~/.bash_profile Add export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH" to it. Save it. Close down then reopen terminal then try which mysql --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---