Subj : Path
To   : DesotoFireflite
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Jun 16 2015 20:14:00

  Re: Path
  By: DesotoFireflite to Nightfox on Tue Jun 16 2015 15:38:13

 Ni>> You do have to modify those files for it to be permanent.  If you
 Ni>> just do that in a terminal window, it only applies to that session
 Ni>> and would be lost when you exit the terminal or restart the system.

 Ni>> I had seen 'export' used before but I guess I didn't know exactly
 Ni>> what it did. I did a quick search online and found this page:
 Ni>> http://how-to.linuxcareer.com/learning-linux-commands-export

 De> Maybe it's just me. I went in and tried to edit the files, and now I can't
 De> save them. It's so frustrating, I feel like I'm in first grade all over
 De> again. I went into the vim editor in terminal, typed i to edit the file,
 De> and I was able to type my changes, but then when I typed :e to exit and
 De> save, it won't ever save. I tried using other editors, and keep getting

What's different in how you're editing the files this time where it won't let
you save them?  Must be something different in what you're doing..

Also, I tend to use different commands with vim.  I guess there are multiple
ways to do anything in Linux. :P  When I edit a file, I use the command "vim
<filename>" on the command-line (where <filename> is the name of the file to
edit).  I use i to edit the file.  And to exit and save, I use ZZ (two capital
Zs).  You can also use the command :wq to write & quit.

Also, when editing root's .bashrc & .bash_profile files, don't forget that you
need to edit them as root.  You need to either be logged in as the root user or
use 'sudo' before your editor command (as in 'sudo vim .bashrc').

Nightfox

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