10-08-2018
Most Unix and Linux systems have a /usr/local directory, which contains bin, sbin, etc and man directories, into which you can add your own programs and associated configuration files and man pages, without worry about being overwritten by updates to the OS.
On my Ubuntu system these are also included in the ENV_PATH and ENV_SUPATH variables mentioned in post 2.
I understand that a newcomer to Linux may not be aware of the significance of this directory, causing them to re-invent the wheel, but unless you have a very good reason for using /mybin I would urge you to move everything into /usr/local/bin.
Andrew
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profile
profile(4) File Formats profile(4)
NAME
profile - setting up an environment for user at login time
SYNOPSIS
/etc/profile
$HOME/.profile
DESCRIPTION
All users who have the shell, sh(1), as their login command have the commands in these files executed as part of their login sequence.
/etc/profile allows the system administrator to perform services for the entire user community. Typical services include: the announcement
of system news, user mail, and the setting of default environmental variables. It is not unusual for /etc/profile to execute special
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(except for the comments):
# Make some environment variables global
export MAIL PATH TERM
# Set file creation mask
umask 022
# Tell me when new mail comes in
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# Set terminal type
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while :
do
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elif [ -f /usr/share/lib/terminfo/?/$TERM ]
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else echo "invalid term $TERM" 1>&2
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echo "terminal: c"
read TERM
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# Set the erase character to backspace
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FILES
$HOME/.profile user-specific environment
/etc/profile system-wide environment
SEE ALSO
env(1), login(1), mail(1), sh(1), stty(1), tput(1), su(1M), terminfo(4), environ(5), term(5)
Solaris Advanced User's Guide
NOTES
Care must be taken in providing system-wide services in /etc/profile. Personal .profile files are better for serving all but the most
global needs.
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