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Date:      Wed, 5 May 1999 09:01:22 +1200 (NZST)
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
To:        phrotos@email.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How to set-up java on the profile of FreeBSD and how to compile the kernel.
Message-ID:  <Pine.SC5.4.10.9905050858370.28574-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <9905041645421W.13048@webc02.globecomm.net>

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On Tue, 4 May 1999 phrotos@email.com wrote:

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> In linux the file of the PATH is  on /etc/profile and it is like as
> autoexec.bat on Windows 95. Could you tell me please where I can set
> up all the PATH on FreeBSD ?.

Actually, you shouldn't modify /etc/profile. It should be done on a
per user basis, depending on the type of shell the user is currently
using.

For bash/sh, change PATH within .profile in the user's home directory.
For csh/tcsh, change PATH within .login in the user's home directory.

Jonathan Chen
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