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From: "Schaible, Joerg" <Joerg.Schaible@gft.com>
To: soren@wonderstorm.com, cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: RE: "The PATH problem"
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:28:33 +0100
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Hi Soren,

>Cygwin doesn't allow modification or unset on the PATH variable after 
>login, so it has to be set right from 'Doze before bash gets fired up, no? 

Who has told you that? This is simply not true, but it depends on the shell
you're using.

sh (or ash):

PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin
export PATH


bash or korn shell (ksh):

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin


c shell (csh) and derivates (tcsh):

set path=(/usr/local/bin /bin)



Jorg

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