updating $PATH variable

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Hello guys,
I need to add a folder path to $PATH variable so I googled a bit and I guess I need to update .profile file located on my home folder but I don't have any .profile file, however I have a .bash_profile. Do I have to update that?

If so how? I mean the post I found says

For example, to add the directory /mightyq/bin to the PATH shown above, the line could become any of the following examples:

export PATH=/mightyq/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/mightyq/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH:/mightyq/bin

but on .bash_profile I get "

export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH"

Do I have to add the new folder within the " or I have to create a new export PATH record?


THANKS and have a nice day!

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[macsig]

Solved (or at least I hope so)

http://www.keitr.com/tutorials/macosx_path