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Old 07-23-2008
Error how to show it on separate line
# echo $PATH
/home/user01/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/ucb:/dist/perl5/bin:/dist/fsf/bin:.:/usr/dt/bin:/etc/dt/tbin:/usr/openwin/bin

how to show the PATH in separate line, ie:

/home/user01/bin
/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin:/bin
/usr/ccs/bin
/usr/ucb
etc......
# 2  
Old 07-23-2008
Please use [ code ] and [ /code ] tags, ty Smilie

Code:
echo $PATH| tr ":" "\n"

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Old 07-23-2008
Thanks you..
tr is a very good tool
 
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