The suggested answer of removing .bash_profile
is not a good idea in general. There are other things that can be set in that file besides PATH
definitions.
If you want to undo the effects of your experimentation, just remove or comment out that PATH
line with a #
.
You don’t want to edit the PATH
from scratch, but append to it, as you did with your second line. The preferred method of adding something to your path would be:
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
EDIT Since your PATH
is messed up, you don’t have access to the usual commands to make these changes. As a temporary fix, you can define a new minimal path in a Terminal window (not in your .bash_profile
) by typing:
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin
This will temporarily give you access to nano ls mv vi cat
and rm
— the basic tools to check and edit your .bash_profile
and fix your problem…
Repeat, do not put this PATH
definition anywhere except for the duration of the session while you make your fixes.