[ILUG] Commands have stopped working

[Gavin McCullagh]

Hi,

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004, Conor_D_Wynne at Dell.com wrote:

> >> export PATH=$PATH:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
> >> And try a command, if successful, then edit the file yerself.
> 
> you wrote: 
> 
> > well, you'll have to either restart bash or have it re-read
> > your .bashrc.
> > 
> 
> Well if you export a path, its instant, no need to restart bash. In fact,
> I'd say if you restarted bash then it'll read the file again and you will
> likely loose the current path. Never tested this but I know that the path is
> instant. Certainly if you do an "su -" it will re-read it.

sorry I read your 

> > > vi it instead. 

and misunderstood that you meant add it to .bashrc

GAvin