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[Bug 306331] Re: xfrun4 ("Run application" dialog) does not use PATH to run application

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From: GeekSmith <lixo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:55:12 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 306331 <306331@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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OK, my bad.  One standard thing I do on my machines is add the following line near the top of /etc/profile:
PATH=~/bin:$PATH

And that puts everything I want in my path.  This may also be
accomplished by putting this line in ~/.profile, depending on your
shell.

Setting this in .bashrc does not work because login shells don't read rc
files, they read profile files.  See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shell#Configuration_files_for_shells

I suggest the user try setting PATH in a profile file instead of an rc
file.

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xfrun4 ("Run application" dialog) does not use PATH to run application
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