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Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:03:16 -0700
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On 11/4/2011 5:00 PM, David Rothenberger wrote:
> Or, perhaps simply try
> 
>   $ PATH /bin /bin/ls
> 
> and see if your problem goes away.

That should read:

  $ PATH=/bin /bin/ls

and just to be clear, the "$" is the prompt character. Don't type it.

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