[loren s]

I need to set enviroment paths on osx intel mbp to use mysql as command line

I used

alias mysql=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
alias mysqladmin=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin
For tcsh, use:

alias mysql /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
alias mysqladmin /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin
Even better, add /usr/local/mysql/bin to your PATH environment variable. For example, add the following line to your $HOME/.bashrc file if your shell is bash:

PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/mysql/bin
Add the following line to your $HOME/.tcshrc file if your shell is tcsh:

setenv PATH ${PATH}:/usr/local/mysql/bin
If no .bashrc or .tcshrc file exists in your home directory, create it with a text editor.

But no matter what I do it wont save the settings to use mysql as a command in a new terminal window.. The only way it works is if I use alias mysql /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql in the window then use the command mysql .. so each time I start a new window I have to paste that long line in.. It's not like it's a pain just silly and so

[Wevah]

You need to edit your .bash_profile/.bashrc or .tcshrc. Just stick the proper line in a file with that name in your home directory (the dot is important; create it if it doesn't exist), and if you did it right, the next terminal window you open will work.

HTH

(BTW: This should be in the Unix forum, though.)

[loren s]

Sweet ! .bash_profile was the ticket ! many thanks

OH GREAT that messes up aLOT of other stuff now...