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# 1  
Old 10-14-2009
remove a path from PATH environment variable
Hi
I need a script which will remove a path from PATH environment variable. For example

Code:
$echo PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:test/rmve:/usr/games

$echo rmv
test/rmve

Here I need a shell script which will remove rmv path (test/rmve) from PATH (/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:test/rmve:/usr/games) and update the PATH as /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/games

I have used the following line for this
Code:
PATH=$(echo $PATH | sed -e 's;:\?'$rmv';;' -e 's;'$rmv':\?;;')
export $PATH

This is working fine only in Linux but not in AIX or Sun or any other OS

Can someone please help me in this?

Thanks,
Madhu.

EDIT: Use [code] and [/code] tags when posting code, data or logs, ty.
Last edited by madhu84; 10-14-2009 at 07:40 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 10-14-2009
Code:
PATH = echo $(echo $PATH | sed -e 's;:\?'$APPLYPTF_DIR';;' -e 's;'$APPLYPTF_DIR':\?;;')

When defining a variable there may be no spaces left and right of the equal sign. This will not even work on Linux usually. Also that 1st echo outside $() is useless.
I did not check the rest but try it with this and add an export to make it work:
Code:
PATH=$(echo $PATH | sed -e 's;:\?'$APPLYPTF_DIR';;' -e 's;'$APPLYPTF_DIR':\?;;')
export PATH

# 3  
Old 10-14-2009
Sorry, there is a typo in the thread description.. I updated it now


I used
Code:
PATH=$(echo $PATH | sed -e 's;:\?'$rmv';;' -e 's;'$rmv':\?;;')
export $PATH

Still having the same problem
Last edited by madhu84; 10-14-2009 at 07:47 AM..
# 4  
Old 10-14-2009
Edit your last post and add code tags as already asked for.

Please post the error you get; maybe add a set -x in the head of your script for more verbose output.
# 5  
Old 10-14-2009
Here is the out put

Code:
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:test/rmve:/usr/games
$ echo $rmv
test/rmve
$ PATH=$(echo $PATH | sed -e 's;:\?'$rmv';;' -e 's;'$rmv':\?;;')
$export PATH
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:test/rmve:/usr/games

There is no error reported


if I put the line in a script and execute as you suggested then the output is

Code:
$ . ./test.sh
+ + sed -e s;:\?test/rmve;; -e s;test/rmve:\?;;
+ echo /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:test/rmve:/usr/games
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:test/rmve:/usr/games

the test.sh has

Code:
set -x
PATH=$(echo $PATH | sed -e 's;:\?'$rmv';;' -e 's;'$rmv':\?;;')
export PATH

Last edited by madhu84; 10-14-2009 at 08:00 AM..
# 6  
Old 10-14-2009
You can try this:
Code:
rmv="test/rmve"
PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -e 's!'$rmv'!!' -e 's/::/:/')
echo "PATH:" $PATH
export PATH

# 7  
Old 10-23-2009
New code didn't work on SUN INTEL machine

I have created a shell script file test.sh with the below code

Code:
set -x
rmv="test/rmve"
PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -e 's!'$rmv'!!' -e 's/::/:/')
echo "PATH:" $PATH
export PATH

When I run the script, it reported the below error

Code:
# . ./test.sh
syntax error: `PATH=$' unexpected
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