Adding path variable in wsl

Question

I have added a path in bashrc, still, the command is not found. When tried in ubuntu it worked but not in WSL. Why this happen?.

export PATH=\wsl$\Ubuntu\usr\local\mbdyn\bin:$PATH

added same path in .bashrc

error: command not found

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Welcome to Stack Overflow. Please note that questions here should be about "specific coding, algorithm, or language problems." Please consider posting questions like this on Unix & Linux Stack or Super User in the future. Short answer, though, your path is incorrect in at least two ways - Linux paths use /, not `. And you should start from /usr/` since that's the Linux path. — NotTheDr01ds
– NotTheDr01ds, Commented Feb 21, 2021 at 23:09

Andres Robles · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-17 22:35:34Z

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As you have been told, the forward slash to use is / and if you use the command

PATH="$PATH:/folder/subfolder/"

that value will only last in the PATH for the duration of the session. To include a value in the PATH permanently, edit the .bashrc file from your home

$ sudo vim ~/.bashrc

you add at the end

export PATH="$PATH:/folder/subfolder/"

you save and you will have that value in the PATH in each session

edited Nov 17, 2022 at 22:35

answered Nov 17, 2022 at 15:01

Andres Robles

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John Stud Over a year ago

This should be the answer given its extra details which enforces the path each time we load linux

random Over a year ago

It didn't work for me. There was no .bashrc file so I had to create it, after which I followed similar instructions. Here's the version I'm using $ bash --version GNU bash, version 4.4.12(0)-release (i686-pc-cygwin)

Aubrey Robertson Over a year ago

Suppose I want to add multiple folders to the path, what's the syntax for that?

Raman Sailopal · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-22 14:10:12Z

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You will need to modify the PATH variable as follows:

PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/mbdyn/bin"

answered Feb 22, 2021 at 14:10

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