export PATH=${/home/mohit/}:<android-sdk-linux_86>/tools
this is what i am using..
error:--
bash: PATH=${/home/mohit/}:: bad substitution
this is the path of sdk
mohit@mohit-laptop:~/android-sdk-linux_86$ pwd
/home/mohit/android-sdk-linux_86
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A:
Typically you will use
export PATH=${PATH}:<added path here>
try that, to append to your $PATH variable, or just remove the ${} and set it directly, if you wish to replace it. Also keep in mind, this change is not permanent unless you add this to your .bashrc or .bash_profile or equivalent scripts. You can reload them with the
source .bash_profile
command without having to re-login.
Alex
2010-04-11 09:42:06
@Alex can u tell me exact path.. I m not able to figure this out.
piemesons
2010-04-11 09:45:27
export PATH="$PATH":"$HOME/mohit/android-sdk-linux_86/tools" Is this fine..
piemesons
2010-04-11 09:49:36
export PATH=${PATH}:"~/mohit/android-sdk-linux_86/tools"
Alex
2010-04-11 09:53:46
or you can use: export PATH=${PATH}:"${HOME}/mohit/android-sdk-linux_86/tools"make sure $HOME environment var is defined in your shell
Alex
2010-04-11 09:57:02
@Alex, "$HOME" is the full path to the user's home directory... likewise "~" is the user's home directory... "/home/mohit/" is the home folder for the user name "mohit".
Michael Aaron Safyan
2010-04-11 10:10:01
@Alex, also, I think you meant "source ~/.bash_profile" and not "script ~/.bash_profile".
Michael Aaron Safyan
2010-04-11 10:10:52
You are right, I've fixed it. Thanks.
Alex
2010-04-11 10:12:25
A:
The problem is that ${/home/mohit/} is actually treating /home/mohit/ as a variable and attempting to dereference it. My guess is that what you really wanted to do was:
export PATH="$PATH":"$HOME/android-sdk-linux_86/tools"
Michael Aaron Safyan
2010-04-11 09:42:47