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Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:23:07 -0700
From: Ryan Johnson <ryan.johnson@cs.utoronto.ca>
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Subject: Re: adding a folder to my path
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On 02/01/2013 10:18 AM, LMH wrote:
> I think this is a cygwin question, though it is certainly a general 
> linux question as well. I would like to divide up and organize some of 
> the apps and links in my path directories (such as /usr/local/bin) 
> into sub directories. If I add a folder to /usr/local/bin, that folder 
> is not in my path. Can someone give me the instructions for adding a 
> folder such as /usr/local/bin/ruby_viewer/ to my path?
This is a very basic linux question, whose precise answer will depend on 
which shell you use (sh, bash, tcsh, etc.), regardless of the underlying 
OS (cygwin, linux, solaris, etc.).

Assuming bash, you might start with 
http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_03_02.html

Ryan


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