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 ```
 When the installation is achieved, do not forget to add $RISCV/bin to your PATH.
 ```
-$ export PATH=/path/to/compilators/directory/bin
+$ export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/compilators/directory/bin
 ```
 
 ## Questa tool