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From: "David Kågedal" <davidk@lysator.liu.se>
Date: 09 Aug 1996 16:58:43 +0200
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Benjamin Drago <drago@hc.ti.com> writes:

> what I would like to do:
> 
> export PATH=/home/$USER/bin/$OSTYPE:		# arch dependent binaries
> 	/home/$USER/bin:			# arch independent scripts
> 	/usr/local/bin:				# local apps
> 	/opt/gnu/bin:				# gnu tools
> 	...

The simplest way is probably to use $path instead. That is a list
variable that is kept in sync with $PATH

path=(  /home/$USER/bin/$OSTYPE			# arch dependent binaries
	/home/$USER/bin				# arch independent scripts
	/usr/local/bin				# local apps
	/opt/gnu/bin				# gnu tools
	...
     )

(It works for me, at least)

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