On 30 Nov 2020, at 17:57, home user <mattisonw@comcast.net> wrote:

3. My .bash_profile sources my .bashrc, sets PATH, and launches xeyes.  My .bashrc sources /etc/bashrc, sets PS1 and PATH, and defines aliases.

Set PATH in your .bash_profile not .bashrc.

This is because if you set it in .bashrc you cannot override PATH for sub shells.

Barry