Problems with simple bash commands in the shell

Question

I need to add java to my PATH on one of my Linux servers, to do this I edited the bashrc and added,

PATH=/usr/local/jdk1.6.0/bin export PATH

Since then I have not been able to use simple bash commands like ls nano locate cp is there any way I can fix this? The OS of the server is CentOS 5 with Plesk 9 (64-bit), can anyone help me recover basic functionality in my terminal?

you cant export and define at the same time export PATH=... — mathk
– mathk, Commented Jun 24, 2010 at 9:41

nos · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-24 08:49:58Z

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You have to add the java path to your PATH variable, not set PATH to only include the java path

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/jdk1.6.0/bin
export PATH

answered Jun 24, 2010 at 8:49

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sea_1987 Over a year ago

ah right, how can I now edit my bashrc without use of nano, pico, vi, vim or similar?

sea_1987 Over a year ago

Sorted it with a bit of SFTP and exporting the bashrc. Many thanks nos

mathk Over a year ago

you could use the full path /usr/bin/nano ... Most application are in /bin /usr/bin

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