[LBo] Re: PATH

[Eric Archer]

Dave Lerner wrote:
> jisao wrote on 11/05/2006 07:37 PM:
>> If your $PATH is lost in BASH, how do you restore the default one
>> (without exiting the shell)?
> 
> Here's one way:
> 
> $ bin/bash
> $ echo $PATH
> 
> Save the output of the above command, e.g. in the clipboard.
> 
> $ exit
> $ PATH=(output saved above)
> 
Well I have tried the above instructions and got the following:

ericarcher at linux:~> echo $PATH
blah
ericarcher at linux:~> /bin/bash
bash: dircolors: command not found
bash: grep: command not found
bash: grep: command not found
ericarcher at linux:~> echo $PATH
blah

I had some bright ideas below that failed miserably.

ericarcher at linux:~> /etc/bash.bashrc
bash: /etc/bash.bashrc: Permission denied
ericarcher at linux:~> su
bash: su: command not found
ericarcher at linux:~> /bin/su
Password:
bash: dircolors: command not found
bash: grep: command not found
bash: grep: command not found
linux:/home/ericarcher # /etc/bash.bashrc
bash: /etc/bash.bashrc: Permission denied
linux:/home/ericarcher #

It seems that the PATH is generated from the /etc/profile. That file is
way over my head.
Is there a way to get the PATH back without exiting and restarting?