[Mono-list] new to mono Need help configuring

[Rhythm King Drums]

I have installed mono 1.1.8.2 on my slackware 10 standalone box.
mono installed to the /opt directory.
I think the path is set wrong.
there is no .bashrc file so I tried creating one with various path 
statemnets and no result.

When I go to the /opt/mono-1.1.8.2/bin directory the programs execute.
When wx.NET calls mono I get a "mono: not found" error.

How can I set the path to find mono as if it existed in a dirctory such 
as sbin?