After setting PATH env var, "-bash: export: not a valid identifier

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Newb. I set up Java and Tomcat using the instructions at http://www.davidghedini.com/pg/entry/install_tomcat_7_on_centos. I didn't use YUM because I thought I could follow the process a little better with the .gz file.

In /usr/java I did tar -xzf jdk-7779-linux-x64.gz this created the folder /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_79/bin with the java binary file in it.

I added the following lines to /root/.bash_profile to set up homedir and path:

JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_79  
export JAVA_HOME  
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH  
export PATH

As part of the Tomcat setup, I added the same above lines to /etc/init.d/tomcat

Now when I log on (as root) from a console I get the following message:
-bash: export: '/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_79': not a valid identifier

What does this mean? Is Java being properly identified in the PATH?

RH
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RH Newbie 15 points
16 July 2015 5:58 PM

I should have added that if I REM out those four lines from .bash_profile I no longer get the message. I'm concerned that my PATH is not set up correctly, as it's critical for the ERP program I'm setting up.

Siem Korteweg's picture Guru 1450 points
17 July 2015 6:53 AM

I guess your .bash_profile contains "export $JAVA_HOME" instead of "export JAVA_HOME".

RH Newbie 15 points
17 July 2015 6:59 AM

Yes, that's it. I removed the $ and no more message when I re-logged. Thanks for the help.

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