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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:43:38 -0500
From: Brian Ford <ford AT vss DOT fsi DOT com>
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Subject: Re: "which" command does not expand "~" in path (base-files update needed)
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On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> Of course there is a simple solution: lose the quotes.  AFAICT, they
> aren't needed.

IMHO, they are.  Windows programs often put directories containing spaces
in the system path.  ex:

/cygdrive/c/Program Files/ATI Technologies/ATI Control Panel

> export PATH=~/bin:$PATH

How 'bout using a temp, or just plain $HOME as suggested before?

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Brian Ford
Senior Realtime Software Engineer
VITAL - Visual Simulation Systems
FlightSafety International
the best safety device in any aircraft is a well-trained pilot...

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