How to Add New Entry to ZSH PATH

ZSH is the default shell for macOS. If you want to add a new entry to the existing $PATH environment variable, you can do that in the below steps,

Step 1: Open .zshrc file

nano ~/.zshrc

Step 2: Add an Entry to $PATH

export PATH=/the/new/path:$PATH

Step 3: Save Changes

Press Control + X and then Y to save the changes.

Step 4: Update Changes

source ~/.zshrc

Add New Path to PATH environment variable ZSH Example

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