How to add a new directory to the PATH

• StackExchange - Change my profile's PATH environment variable on Cygwin

  • To add MingW to your Cygwin PATH: edit your .profile (in your home directory, so type "vim ~/.profile") and add:
    export PATH="/cygdrive/c/mingw/bin:$PATH"

• StackExchange - Do I have to manually update my PATH in Cygwin shells?

Useful commands

• Starting Python:
  • If it seems like Python is just hanging when you start it, try doing a Ctrl+C to quit and then type "python34 -i" to start Python in interactive mode.
• List all files in a directory, including hidden files (that start with a "."): ls -a dir_path