Add a path in $PATH globally for every user

Do we have anyway to add a path globally so that each user gets it in $PATH. I want to add path of ANT so that each user doesn’t need to add it in his $PATH variable.

Answers:

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Method 1

Global paths should be set in /etc/profile or /etc/environment, just add this line to /etc/profile:

PATH=$PATH:/path/to/ANT/bin

Method 2

Many Linux distributions support the Linux Standard Base /etc/profile.d directory where configurations such as additional paths directives can go without touching the stock system files. The file name just needs an .sh extension.

For example

cat >> /etc/profile.d/some_name.sh << EOF
  PATH=$PATH:/path/to/ANT/bin
EOF

Method 3

Edit /etc/profile and update the Path manipulation section. Centos does not include the /usr/local/bin in the path.

# Path manipulation
if [ "$EUID" = "0" ]; then
    pathmunge /usr/sbin
    pathmunge /usr/local/sbin
    pathmunge /usr/local/bin
else
    pathmunge /usr/local/bin after
    pathmunge /usr/local/sbin after
    pathmunge /usr/sbin after
fi

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