sbin and basic commands

Hello!

Whenever I try to execute a basic command such as ifconfig, Fedora tells me that it can't find the command. I then try /sbin/ifconfig and it works. Can anyone advise me on what I need to do to eliminate the need to type /sbin/ when using such commands?

Thanks
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