Path variable file

[feddersen]

I'm trying to get my Java installation to find alle the java commands without me
cd into the java dirctory. Is there a way.. I think there is a file that control this? Oh! If there is I need to know where it is.. exactly.. the file search just keep crashing..

[darklordsatan]

Hi, all you have to do is this:

PATH=$PATH:[java installation path]

in your .bashrc or .bash_profile

cheers

[feddersen]

Thanks
you probably have an idee on where that file is located (mandrake)?

[darklordsatan]

mmm dunno for sure, maybe try
/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_01/bin/

It really depends on where you have it installed, for example, some people install it at /opt rather than /usr

[hansjoakim]

hey, that's a rather special nick you got there, darklordsatan.

[darklordsatan]

hey, that's a rather special nick you got there, darklordsatan.

hehe, yes I do sir

[sdousley]

Thanks
you probably have an idee on where that file is located (mandrake)?

find / -iname 'javac' | grep bin

should find the javac executable for you, and will show u where it's located.

[darklordsatan]

This is an even easier (and faster) way:

$ whereis -b javac

[sdousley]

This is an even easier (and faster) way:

$ whereis -b javac

So there is.... but i assume that requires u to have done a updatedb first. the same as slocate.

And not just an updatedb, but do that AFTER installing java.

[darklordsatan]

This is an even easier (and faster) way:

$ whereis -b javac

So there is.... but i assume that requires u to have done a updatedb first. the same as slocate.

And not just an updatedb, but do that AFTER installing java.

Dunno for sure (yeah, my root skills suck). AFAIK, updatedb is used with locate, but whereis just searches into common paths or something like that
Obviously, although faster, you cant deny the power of find, might be slower, but more robust