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Subject:	Re: how to get the windows PATH env in cygwin
Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:05:39 -0700
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On 11/30/2009 06:40 PM, Jeremy Bopp wrote:
> Just to clarify since there seems to be a little confusion concerning 
> what the OP needs. Gary's suggestion will convert the value of the 
> PATH environment variable as the shell used to run cygpath sees it to 
> a value which is acceptable by Windows-native applications. That means 
> that you'll likely have the additional elements as prepended by 
> /etc/profile in the result.
>
> If you want to see the Windows PATH setting unmolested by Cygwin, you 
> will either need to strip out the additions set by /etc/profile or 
> avoid running under an environment modified by /etc/profile.
Jeeze, not need to go through all that. Simply start the Windows command 
prompt and type in echo %PATH%.
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