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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:25:35 +1000
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From: Errol Smith <errol AT ros DOT com DOT au>
Subject: Re: "which" command does not expand "~" in path (base-files update needed)
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At 05:43 AM 29/09/2004, Brian Ford wrote:
> > export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
>
>How 'bout using a temp, or just plain $HOME as suggested before?

  Good question, I'd like to know what was wrong with my (first ever 
cygwin) patch! ;-)
Seriously though, is there any advantage to using ~ over $HOME? the bash 
man page states that ~ maps to $HOME anyway:
"If this login name is the null string, the tilde is replaced  with  the 
value  of  the shell parameter HOME.  If HOME is unset, the home directory 
of the user executing the shell 
is  substituted  instead.   Other-wise,  the  tilde-prefix is replaced with 
the home directory associated with the specified login name."

Errol


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