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Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 19:26:20 +0200
From: Martin Magnusson <martin DOT magnusson AT aass DOT oru DOT se>
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Subject: Re: PATH and HOME in cygwin
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David Fay wrote:
>> I am trying to set my PATH and HOME in cygwin. Under the /etc/profile 
>> file it says to change the bashrc.bash file and I have amended this 
>> but still no change. I also see there is a .bash_profile file in both 
>> the /etc/defaults/etc/skel and /etc/skel. I originally thought that 
>> this is the file I would amend but I expected this to be in my home 
>> directory. Any suggestions?

Try editing ~/.bashrc instead. That file should be loaded when bash is 
started, and that can be used to set the PATH. If you are using Win2000 
or XP, other environment variables, such as HOME, can be set under the 
Advanced tab in Control Panel / System Properties.

/ martin

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