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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:54:24 -0400
From: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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Christopher Faylor wrote:


>>1. C directory C in current directory
>>2. C: for drive C: root folder
>>
>>now put this path in PATH launch the debugger and see what is 
>>the output of getenv 
>>
> 
> The light dawned.  I finally understand.  Sorry for being so dense.


Me too.  I didn't get it until now.  (However, example (1. C directory....) 
is a bad security hole.  relative paths in PATH is a *really* bad idea.)

--Chuck


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