

Customize the bash shell environments from the Linux shell scripting wiki.See the following manual pages using the help command or man command on your macOS / OS X machine: This method only works on OS X Leopard and higher macOS version.

Use the /etc/paths.d/ directory or folder via the path_helper command tool to generate the PATH variable for all user accounts on the system.bash_profile file when you need to generate the PATH variable for a single user account. Alternatively, you can close and reopen the Terminal app to see new $PATH changes. OR use vi text editor as follows to create /etc/paths.d/zmodemapp file:Īnd append the following text: /usr/local/sbin/modemZapp Sudo -s 'echo "/usr/local/sbin/modemZapp" > /etc/paths.d/zmodemapp' To set /usr/local/sbin/modemZapp to $PATH, enter: You can use the cat command to see path settings in 40-XQuartz: Prior to reading these directories, default PATH and MANPATH values are obtained from the files /etc/paths and /etc/manpaths respectively. (The MANPATH environment variable will not be modified unless it is already set in the environment.)įiles in these directories should contain one path element per line. The path_helper utility reads the contents of the files in the directories /etc/paths.d and /etc/manpaths.d and appends their contents to the PATH and MANPATH environment variables respectively. helper for constructing PATH environment variable. Sample outputs: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/local/sbin/modemZappĪpple recommends the path_helper tool to generate the PATH variable i.e. Finally, verify your new path settings, enter:.Then, to apply changes immediately enter the following source command: Save and close the file when using vim/vi as a text editor.Export PATH= $PATH: /usr /local /sbin /modemZapp
