Hi guys I tried to add new directory to the PATH, but instead appending I overwrote it. Is there any way to restore those default paths?
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Please note that when asking questions like this, it's useful to describe what you *actually did*, so we don't have to guess. – Greg Hewgill Apr 10 '11 at 03:52
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If you changed your PATH in a Terminal shell, simply close that Terminal window and open a new one. Changes to environment variables are local to the shell in which you change them (and any subshells created by that one).
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this certainly worked, but leaves the question, how do I permanently write to PATH? – speedynomads Jul 03 '13 at 21:24
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Just restart your terminal that will assign variables based on your .profile or .bashrc ( if you are running bash )
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