Timeline for How do I set a user environment variable? (permanently, not session)
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| Nov 8, 2017 at 21:11 | history | edited | G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica' | CC BY-SA 3.0 | 
        
            
             
                
                    '>' is not a standard shell prompt, and is a standard part of the shell syntax, so its use is confusing. 
                
             
        
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| S Jun 6, 2013 at 18:34 | history | suggested | user26112 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | 
        
            
             
                
                    Fixed typos, clarified the answer a bit. 
                
             
        
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| Apr 10, 2013 at 15:49 | comment | added | SSH This | 
        
            
    whats permenate? do you mean permanent?
        
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| Sep 28, 2011 at 11:22 | comment | added | user4069 | I tried .bashrc and .bash_profile with no luck | |
| Sep 28, 2011 at 11:12 | comment | added | whoami | 
        
            
    look at edit for bashrc
        
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| Sep 28, 2011 at 11:12 | history | edited | whoami | CC BY-SA 3.0 | 
        
            
             
                
                    bashrc 
                
             
        
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| Sep 28, 2011 at 11:09 | comment | added | whoami | 
        
            
    you mean permenate and not permenently :D
        
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| Sep 28, 2011 at 11:08 | comment | added | user4069 | Doesnt work. Once i log out the variable is gone. I need it across sessions | |
| Sep 28, 2011 at 11:08 | comment | added | Matteo | He wants to know hot to define it permanently, i.e., in which file to put the definition. | |
| Sep 28, 2011 at 11:04 | history | answered | whoami | CC BY-SA 3.0 |