What is PATH?

An environmental variable to manage list of folders to lookup executable files (.exe, .com and .bat).

To add a folder temporarily from command prompt issue the following command

PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\bin




To make the permanent PATH setting use

My Computer à Properties à Advanced à Environmental Variables à System Variables àPath à Edit…

Paste the path of your BIN after a semicolon