Windows 10: I want to make file/folder paths very short for ease of use and for remembering them.

Instead of "c://Users/JohnDoe/Program Files etc "I would like to see "c://My new folder or file". Later I would add files to this one. What is the difference between "C drive" and "This PC"? Causes no end of confusion for me. Can I just use one or the other? tyvm

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Add a path to $PATH?

To add ~/bin to $PATH try this -

EDIT: Source

 

Add a path to $PATH?

what exactly do you need to decipher about that path line? also, what are you installing? perhaps i can help.

 

Add a path to $PATH?

Yeah, I think you're right. I think the purpose of the echo command was to check if ~/bin was in the $PATH file. My problem is that I can't decipher the output and I don't know how to add ~/bin to the $PATH file.

Just for clarification, the snippet of instructions I gave is just a few steps in the installation process. Nothing is actually supposed to be installed with those steps.

Thanks for the reply.