i was playing around with node.js and wanted to add the PATH variable on my mac. After updating the .bash_profile file, i realised I messed up something as none of the command worked. i.e when I tried ‘ls’ I got -bash: ls: command not found
panicked for a sec, but then it’s obvious what I’ve done, so sorted out the issue by trying the below command on a terminal:
export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin
If you think it will be easy using a text editor, then try the below command:
touch .bash_profile open -a TextEdit.app .bash_profile
incase if you would like to add another path, the easy way is to do the following;
export PATH=/your/new/path:$PATH
Do not forget the :$PATH variable at the end of your new path.
After setting the environment Path you can verify with echo $PATH command.
Note: This is a typical Path variable in Mac OS X Lion