What should I do if I want to be able to run a given program regardless of my current directory? Should I create a symbolic link to the program in the /bin folder?
How can I make a program executable from everywhere
command line
If you just type export PATH=$PATH:</path/to/file> at the command line it will only last for the length of the session.If you want to change it permanently add export PATH=$PATH:</path/to/file> to your ~/.bashrc file (just at the end is fine).