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Add to PATH, no ~/.profile nor ~/.pam_environment

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I just compiled ffmpeg, now I just want to add it on the path.

Every source I can find reference .profile, and if not present or in specific cases, tell to use .pam_environment.

But double tab give me:

user@domain:~$ echo $HOME

/home/user

user@domain:~$ cd /home/empreinte/

user@domain:~$ nano .

./             .cache/        .local/        .npm/

../            .config/       .nano_history  .ssh/

.bash_history  .dbshell       .node-gyp/

Am I missing something? Can I just create the file?

EDIT:

user@domain:~$ ls -a $HOME

.              .cache    drywall  .nano_history  npm-debug.log  test   x264

..             .config   ffmpeg   .node-gyp      .ssh           tmp    yasm

.bash_history  .dbshell  .local   .npm           sysplay        video

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answered 2 Years ago eaderitable · Accepted Answer

There is no reason to copy the default if you don't want to. You can simply create a new, empty .profile and add this line there:

export PATH=$PATH:/home/empreinte/

Avinash's approach is also correct of course, the files in /etc/skel are the defaults and you can copy the template file from there. It is just unnecessary since you can create it yourself.

In any case, I would recommend you create a new folder where you want to keep your own binaries and add that to the $PATH instead of keeping ffmpeg in your $HOME:

mkdir ~/bin

mv ~/ffmpeg ~/bin

Then, edit your ~/.profile and use this line instead of the above:

export PATH=$PATH:/home/empreinte/bin