Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryP
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the only time you should be seeing ( or ) in setting a path variable, is if you want to do something like $ PATH="$(pwd)/bin:$PATH"; export PATH.
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Or if you're running a csh-like type of shell:
Code:
# csh
# echo $PATH
/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin ... # shorten for brevity
# set PATH = $PATH /usr/local
set: Variable name must begin with a letter.
# set PATH = ($PATH /usr/local)
# echo $PATH
/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin ... /usr/local
#
One could also use "" in stead of a pair of ()'s.
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