zshrc: read only file system: /.zshrc - while adding environment variable

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I am trying to add a global environment variable using

echo "export VARIABLE_NAME=VALUE">>~/.zshrc

But I am getting the error

zshrc: read only file system: /.zshrc

Is there any other way to do it? I can't seem to find a solution to this anywhere.

Please help.

using ventura 13.2.1

Posted on Feb 26, 2023 8:05 PM

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Answer 1

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Is there a space between >> and ~?

It seems from the response you are trying to write to / instead of ~/

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Answer 2

Why are you using echo?

This line seems more like what you'd want????

export "VARIABLE_NAME=VALUE" >> ~/.zshrc

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