X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:46:02 +0200 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Why does /etc/profile include /bin and /usr/bin in the PATH? Message-ID: <20100608144602.GR8163@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <20100607211756.GA6765@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20100608082630.GN8163@calimero.vinschen.de> <20100608142352.GA16509@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100608142352.GA16509@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Jun 8 10:23, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 10:26:30AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >On Jun 7 17:17, Christopher Faylor wrote: > >> Maybe this has been discussed and I just don't remember but why are /bin > >> and /usr/bin included in the default path in /etc/profile? > > > >History? > > /bin and /usr/bin have pointed to the same location for at least ten years. > I think that predates /etc/profile. Sure. I just meant that we are using the /bin and /usr/bin in $PATH for ages. Personally I thought all the time it's for some sort of Linux $PATH compatibility :) Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple