editing PATH variable on mac [closed]

Question

How to edit PATH variable on mac (Lion). I cannot find any file where I can add paths. can someone guide me about it?

Whats the file name? .profile or .bash_profile???

and where I can find it? I have tried

echo 'export PATH=/android-sdk/tools:$PATH' >> ~/.profile 

Answer 1

Based on my own experiences and internet search, I find these places work:

/etc/paths.d

~/.bash_profile

Note that you should open a new terminal window to see the changes.

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Answer 2

Open and edit /etc/paths using any text editor.

$ sudo vi /etc/paths 

(editing text files with vi)

Note: each entry is separated by a new line

/usr/local/bin /usr/bin /bin /usr/sbin /sbin 

Save and close the file. Then restart your terminal.