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[Jade Bulante]

I installed a program called pgp in one of the main directories but in order for me to run the program, I have to go to the directory where it is installed and issue ./pgp.

Can I have it as part of my profile so that I can issue the command from any directory or folder.

Let me know if you can help.

[Eileen Millen · Accepted solution]

You can add the directory to a PATH statement in your .profile file
PATH=$PATH:/directory_path

[Jade Bulante]

I edited the .profile to include correct path but I get this error.

"/usr/bin/sh:pgp not found"

[Eileen Millen]

Ron's answer in the profile message is right.
I didn't think about having to do
. ./.profile to get it to run.

PATH=$PATH:/new_path
would also work

[Shahul]

Hi

Before editting .profile U acn try this.
#PATH=$PATH:/"pgp programs path"
#export PATH
#pgp (regardless of where U are). If this is working U can add the same thing in $home/.profile file. If this is not working Ur program has got some other problem. Come out with more inputs.

Shahul

[Ravi_8]

hi,
add it in PATH
#PATH=$PATH:/newpath.
newpath is the path where your .prg exist
eg : if prg exist in /x/y/prg
then #PATH=$PATH:/x/y
#export $PATH
or same thing can be added in .profile file

[Herve BRANGIER]

Hi Jade,

Like others said you can add the path (when
you change directory typing "cd /A/B/C", your
path is "/A/B/C" or use "pwd" to be sure when
you are in your program's directory).

Type in a shell to verify and add to your
.profile : export PATH=$PATH:YOUR_PATH

I use another method : I have a $HOME/bin
directory (a bin directory in my home dir)
where I put all my prg or I make links (using
ln -s / $HOME/bin/).
And I added $HOME/bin in my path like we describe
for your own prg.

HTH

Herve

[Rainer von Bongartz]

Look at the file /etc/PATH

you could edit this file which will give eryone logging into this system the new $PATH

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

For CDE, as it doesn't automatically source your .profile on dtterm launch, you might want to edit the system profiles to ensure that your dt config sources profile on login.
see /etc/dt/config/sys.dtprofile (/usr/dt/config) and set DTSOURCEPROFILE=true

Later,
Bill