Environment path set to "PATH" variable missing after system restart?

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I have set

export PATH=$PATH:/home/user/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools

and execute the above line in command line and later if I type echo $PATH, I could see the path added. But after restarting the system I couldn't see it any more. But putting the system to sleep and then starting again, I could still see it. How to resolve the issue?

it's a shell variable. put it into your shell's `rc` file.You realize that "sleep" is not the same as "reboot"? — Marc B, Feb 22 '14 at 21:56
Please clarify as to where (in what file) this line of code occurs. — Agi Hammerthief, Feb 22 '14 at 21:56

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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Adding it using export on command line would just set it for the current session.To set it permanently you need to add it to .bashrc or /etc/profile.

Your question is similar to: How to permanently export a variable in Linux?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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