Environment Variables

From: Tom Allison (tallison_at_tacocat.net)
Date: 02/27/05

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    I'm trying to get a clear picture on how to set up the Environment
    Variables on my workstation.

    Currently, I have something in my /etc/profile like this:

    if [ "`id -u`" -eq 0 ]; then
    PATH="$HOME/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/
    usr/bin/X11"
    else
       PATH="$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games"
    fi

    Unfortunately, when I am in a term window and type 'echo $PATH'
    I get:
    /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games

    Which is almost consistent with the second entry (I'm not root).
    But I don't have the PATH variable defined... No $HOME/bin/ directory

    Now on another Debian box, I do have my /home/username/bin included in
    the $PATH, but I can't find anything that appears to be different in
    /etc/profile, ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile

    What's the right answer for allowing x-window login scripts (wdm, xdm,
    kdm) and xterm windows to have a consistent $PATH? 

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