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    `/Users/your-user-name/.bash_profile`) in a text editor.
    2. Add `export PATH="your-dir:$PATH"` to the last line of the file, where
    *your-dir* is the directory you want to add.
    3. Save the `.bash_profile file.
    3. Save the `.bash_profile` file.
    4. Restart your terminal.

    ## Linux
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    The `PATH` is an important concept when working on the command line. It's a list
    of directories that tell your operating system where to look for programs, so
    that you can just write `script` instead of `/home/me/bin/script` or
    `C:\Users\Me\bin\script`. But different operating systems have different ways to
    add a new directory to it:

    ## Windows

    1. The first step depends which version of Windows you're using:
    * If you're using Windows 8 or 10, press the Windows key, then search for and
    select "System (Control Panel)".
    * If you're using Windows 7, right click the "Computer" icon on the desktop
    and click "Properties".
    2. Click "Advanced system settings".
    3. Click "Environment Variables".
    4. Under "System Variables", find the `PATH` variable, select it, and click
    "Edit". If there is no `PATH` variable, click "New".
    5. Add your directory to the beginning of the variable value followed by `;` (a
    semicolon). For example, if the value was `C:\Windows\System32`, change it to
    `C:\Users\Me\bin;C:\Windows\System32`.
    6. Click "OK".
    7. Restart your terminal.

    ## Mac OS X

    1. Open the `.bash_profile` file in your home directory (for example,
    `/Users/your-user-name/.bash_profile`) in a text editor.
    2. Add `export PATH="your-dir:$PATH"` to the last line of the file, where
    *your-dir* is the directory you want to add.
    3. Save the `.bash_profile file.
    4. Restart your terminal.

    ## Linux

    1. Open the `.bashrc` file in your home directory (for example,
    `/home/your-user-name/.bashrc`) in a text editor.
    2. Add `export PATH="your-dir:$PATH"` to the last line of the file, where
    *your-dir* is the directory you want to add.
    3. Save the `.bashrc` file.
    4. Restart your terminal.