add directory to variable code example

Example 1: how to add a directory in path linux

# For this Purpose you have to edit ~/.bashrc file.
# So in terminal:
nano ~/.bashrc
# Now add this command to the file and instead of ADDRESS,
# write your desired address
export PATH=$PATH:ADDRESS
# Like:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/hadoop

Example 2: how to add a directory to path in linux

export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"