update installation for Haskell

[lambda.git] / how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn

diff --git a/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn b/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn
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--- a/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn
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@@ -389,7 +389,9 @@ That was to update my `PATH` variable as instructed by Cabal. On a Linux machine
 
     echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.cabal/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
 
-Then I exited the Terminal and started a new Terminal session. Now if I type `echo $PATH` I should see the directory I just added in the list. Now I can contine setting up Cabal. I next type:
+Some instructions may say to use `.bashrc` instead of `.bash_profile`. These files do similar jobs.
+
+After issuing the relevant `echo` command, I exited the Terminal and started a new Terminal session. Now if I type `echo $PATH` I should see the directory I just added in the list. Now I can contine setting up Cabal. I next type:
 
     cabal install alex happy