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Subject: Re: Why does /etc/profile include /bin and /usr/bin in the PATH?
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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

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