Adding Path to terminal OS X

Question

I am having some problem with my Path in the terminal. Basically, each time I open a terminal I have to export PATH="/Users/MyName/anaconda/bin: $PATH" in order to be able to use Conda commands. Normally, if I put this command it should remain forever no? However, I have to do it every time if not I get Conda command not found. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Best,

Etienne

Answer 1

You can use vim. If you haven't vim installed you can download it on the web (for example here)

In a terminal, if you have vim installed do the following :

vim ~/.bash_profile

Then add your line :

export PATH="/Users/MyName/anaconda/bin:$PATH"

Then close all your terminals opened and reopen one. Then it will be loaded for your profile, you needn't to export it manually each time.

You can have a look on google on how to use vim (search for basic commands : input write and escape file edit).

Answer 2

If you are using zsh edit your .zshrc file and modify the line starting with something like export PATH= to something like:

export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH

To check your path you can then run:

echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}

It will print your existing paths and in the order they will be used.