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ykm
ykm

Reputation: 33

How do i permanently append to a PATH variable using a script on git-bash for windows?

I am using git-bash on windows to execute the following lines. What i have seen is that the changes are not persistent or permanent once i close the existing session and open a new git-bash shell window or session. How can i make these changes to the PATH variable permanent on windows?

#!/bin/bash
#########Sample GitBash Shell Script on Windows############
echo "Append to PATH"
echo $PATH
PATH=$PATH:/c/temp
export PATH
echo $PATH

Upvotes: 1

Views: 833

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1329232

If you are in a git bash session, and want your script to impact your current shell environment, you cannot execute the script (that would spawn a sub-shell)

You need to source your script:

cd /path/to/your/script
source yourScript.sh

Then echo $PATH would display the updated value.

Upvotes: 1

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