environment variable

[235u at comcast.net (D.E. Chadbourne)]

hi.  what's the best way to set the environment variable globally?  i'm 
screwing this thing up.  below is my lame attempt.  thanks for any info, 
eric.

[root at mathPlayPen eric]# export 
PATH="$PATH:/opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/jre/bin"
[root at mathPlayPen eric]# /usr/bin/jedit
Warning: JAVA_HOME environment variable not set.
[root at mathPlayPen eric]#



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