From: Eric Christopher <echristo@northpole.cygnus.com>
Subject: Re: cygwin b20 bash path usage?
11 Nov 1998 16:49:47 -0800
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vos@channelpoint.com (Craig Vosburgh) writes:

> bash will use the PATH variable to determine the search order.  It
> sounds like you need to put . in your PATH variable first or execute the
> test command as ./test.  If you have any question which executable is
> being executed you can always use the type command to see what bash hash
> hashed for that name (e.g. type test should return the path to the test
> executable being executed)

'.' should always be put last in your path.  It is a horrible security hole
if you do otherwise.

-eric