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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Configure $PATH in /.bash_profile or /etc/paths? Post 302601461 by Alexander4444 on Thursday 23rd of February 2012 06:14:01 PM
Old 02-23-2012
Thanks Corona688

Thank you, Corona688. I think your explanation covered every base I could expect to find in such a complicated concept. I will have to woodshed a bit at this point to truly understand what you said. Because you pointed me in the right directions as far as what to look at as well as the concept behind a very dynamic path variable, I will be able to eventually understand. Thanks!

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Edit: I found what seems to be a comprehensive explanation of how PATH is constructed, at least in MAC OSX 10.5 and up. This link below explains that a script called path_helper located in /etc/profile looks at text files in /etc to construct the PATH and MANPATH variables.


softec.lu/site/DevelopersCorner/MasteringThePathHelper

Last edited by Alexander4444; 02-26-2012 at 06:19 PM.. Reason: help poster
 

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