Terminal: Command not found

I'm trying to install ruby via homebrew onto my computer (Macbook air Yosemite), but when I put a command into the terminal, I always get "command not found".
I was trying to open ~/.bash_profile to TextEdit and add on export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/user/local/php5/bin:/user/local/mysql/bin but when I put in~/.bash_profile it comes up with /.bash_profile: Permission denied
I don't remember all the details but yesterday I also tried text editing homebrew and it didn't do anything so I undid it.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Well, I'm afraid I'm not going to be much more use than to suggest:
Make sure to make a copy in case something goes wrong.
1. Check out this site. Seemed to be helpful for modifying the path.
http://albertogrespan.com/blog/installing-ruby-the-right-way-on-os-x-using-rbenv /
2. I don't think you need all the lines with "if which rbenv..." Try removing all but one. (might want to keep two with the fode_modules)
3. Try editing the end of the first line to:
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/user/local/php5/bin:$PATH
4. Remember that after each attempt you need to type into terminal "source .bash_profile" otherwise the changes won't take effect.
5. Uninstall and reinstall ruby.
TextEditor is really awful now in the new operating system. It saves changes automatically, so if you accidentally make a change and don't notice, you could screw things up. Sorry I can't be more help.

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