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Old 05-18-2012
Need Help Setting Path and Environment Varibles
Hello all, I have a Mac OS X (10.7), and I need to set environment variables and paths for some programs I will be running. I have followed instructions and searched the Web for where to do this, but I can't seem to find an answer. I have tried using the VIM editor to write them into my .login, .bashrc, and profile files, but it doesn't seem to be having any effect. Does anyone know which file needs to be edited, or any other tips about this process?
Blessings,
Tyler
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Old 05-18-2012
I'm assuming that you haven't changed your default shell- a very old version of bash. Read the bash manual, pay attention under the heading INVOCATION. In OS X most users start an instance of your shell as a login shell (using /usr/gin/login) each time you open a new Terminal.app window. So, one (and only one) of the following will be read in this order.,~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, or ~/.profile after the shell reads /etc/profile. You can also start the shell in the Terminal.app as an interactive shell if you have the Terminal.app preferences set to Command (complete path) : /bin/bash in which case ~/.bashrc will be read. How are your Terminal.app preferences set?
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Old 05-20-2012
Thanks! I changed the Terminal.app preferences to Command : /bin/bash and wrote the path and environment into the .bashrc, which worked.
 
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