How do I symlink binaries under /usr/local/util to the default searchable /bin?

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There are multiple binaries under /usr/local/util so I don't want to do it by running ln -s /bin/util_i /usr/local/util/util_i multiple times.

Anyway,what I want to achieve is that I don't need to type /usr/local/util/ to run binaries under it.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Answer 1 · 2010-05-23 02:57:44Z

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Don't copy into /bin if you can help it.

cp -sn /usr/local/util/* /usr/local/bin

But what you should be doing is adding /usr/local/util to $PATH.

answered May 23 '10 at 2:57

	How can I add `/usr/local/util` to `$PATH` in linux? – apache May 23 '10 at 2:58
	Depends on the shell. For bash look in `~/.bash_profile` or `~/.bashrc`. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams May 23 '10 at 3:03
	I modified `.bash_profile` this way but doesn't work: `PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:/usr/local/subversion/bin`.Do I need to run some command to notify bash to refresh the settings? – apache May 23 '10 at 3:09
	`~/.bash_profile` is read when logging in. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams May 23 '10 at 3:13
	Oh thanks!What's the difference of `.bash_profile` and `.bashrc` ? – apache May 23 '10 at 3:17

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A.Rashad · Answer 2 · 2010-05-23 05:08:56Z

why not add this path to $PATH in /etc/profile

according to this link, the sequence of configuration files is

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