Usually for your local settings, favorite global aliases, VISUAL and EDITOR variable, PATH environment variable and more, you can create a file /etc/profile.local in SuSE Linux. SuSE Linux doesn't recommend you to change /etc/profile as there are the chances that your changes will be lost during system upgrades.
#vim /etc/profile.local
PATH=$PATH:/path/to/wherever
export PATH
Log-out and log-back in.
#echo $PATH
You will see that your PATH variable has been updated.
Practical Application:
I write various scripts for system administration. I like my scripts to be in one place. I don't want to go that that folder each time to run the script. I want to execute those scripts no matter where I am.
Say, my scripts are in /usr/local/bin/myscripts
#vim /etc/profile.local
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/myscripts
export PATH
Now I logged-out and logged-back in. I can run my scripts within myscripts folder anywhere I like.
#vim /etc/profile.local
PATH=$PATH:/path/to/wherever
export PATH
Log-out and log-back in.
#echo $PATH
You will see that your PATH variable has been updated.
Practical Application:
I write various scripts for system administration. I like my scripts to be in one place. I don't want to go that that folder each time to run the script. I want to execute those scripts no matter where I am.
Say, my scripts are in /usr/local/bin/myscripts
#vim /etc/profile.local
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/myscripts
export PATH
Now I logged-out and logged-back in. I can run my scripts within myscripts folder anywhere I like.
