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I downloaded the latest version of Scala and saved it to /opt folder. Then I tried to add /opt/scala-2.11.2/bin to the PATH in order to have easier access to commands like scala and scalac. After executing the command :

export PATH=$PATH:/opt/scala-2.11.2/bin/

and then :

echo $PATH

I see the path in there. At that time I can also use the commands scala and scalac.

Then if I close the terminal and restart , the path /opt/scala-2.11.2/bin/ is not in echo $PATH anymore. And thus I can not execute the commands . What is my problem ?

billpcs
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  • Add it to your .profile file, here an example – tttony Aug 07 '14 at 16:28
  • This is what I have done. Still does not work.

    set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists

    if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH:$/opt/scala-2.11.2/bin" fi

     – billpcs Aug 07 '14 at 16:31
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    You have to do it outside of the if .. then, because $HOME/bin does not exists, put it in the last line of the .profile file – tttony Aug 07 '14 at 16:33

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put that command at the end of the file .bashrc inside your home directory than do a

source .bashrc

AlexGreg
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