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What is the difference between “echo $PATH” and /etc/paths?
$PATH duplication issuesInstalled sqlite3 v3.8, but mac terminal still runs old version 3.6 by defaultRuby update not working using two methodsWhy $PATH variable different between two directories?I changed my PATH and now for every command it returns “command not found”login loop after editing /etc/profile and /etc/login.defsReset $PATH Variable to Default Kali settingWhy are sudo su and bash root script paths different?OS X - Why is python not properly sourced in `which python`?… and is more broken in the system-level python?Unable to run mvn clean install on macOS Sierra 10.12.6
When I echo $PATH I get this: Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools.
I want to remove some paths from this, but when I open the file using the command vim /etc/paths, I get the following results:
/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
Is the file /etc/paths different from the $PATH variable?
osx path
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When I echo $PATH I get this: Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools.
I want to remove some paths from this, but when I open the file using the command vim /etc/paths, I get the following results:
/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
Is the file /etc/paths different from the $PATH variable?
osx path
edited Sep 14 '18 at 17:09
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Which version of OS X? I don't have/etc/pathsin mine, but I'm running10.4.11and things have probably changed since then
– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:52
1
But according to an answer on AskDifferent,/etc/pathsis used to generate the default$PATH, which you can later modify
– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:57
It's the default. By the time user starts their shell, though, it would be modified by other files that shell sources, like~/.bashrcor~/.profile
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Sep 14 '18 at 17:38
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When I echo $PATH I get this: Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools.
I want to remove some paths from this, but when I open the file using the command vim /etc/paths, I get the following results:
/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
Is the file /etc/paths different from the $PATH variable?
osx path
edited Sep 14 '18 at 17:09
Jeff Schaller
43.2k1159138
asked Apr 8 '17 at 0:10
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3113
When I echo $PATH I get this: Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools.
I want to remove some paths from this, but when I open the file using the command vim /etc/paths, I get the following results:
/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
Is the file /etc/paths different from the $PATH variable?
osx path
osx path
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Which version of OS X? I don't have/etc/pathsin mine, but I'm running10.4.11and things have probably changed since then
– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:52
1
But according to an answer on AskDifferent,/etc/pathsis used to generate the default$PATH, which you can later modify
– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:57
It's the default. By the time user starts their shell, though, it would be modified by other files that shell sources, like~/.bashrcor~/.profile
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Sep 14 '18 at 17:38
add a comment |
Which version of OS X? I don't have/etc/pathsin mine, but I'm running10.4.11and things have probably changed since then
– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:52
1
But according to an answer on AskDifferent,/etc/pathsis used to generate the default$PATH, which you can later modify
– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:57
It's the default. By the time user starts their shell, though, it would be modified by other files that shell sources, like~/.bashrcor~/.profile
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Sep 14 '18 at 17:38
Which version of OS X? I don't have
/etc/paths in mine, but I'm running 10.4.11 and things have probably changed since then– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:52
Which version of OS X? I don't have
/etc/paths in mine, but I'm running 10.4.11 and things have probably changed since then– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:52
1
1
But according to an answer on AskDifferent,
/etc/paths is used to generate the default $PATH, which you can later modify– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:57
But according to an answer on AskDifferent,
/etc/paths is used to generate the default $PATH, which you can later modify– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:57
It's the default. By the time user starts their shell, though, it would be modified by other files that shell sources, like
~/.bashrc or ~/.profile– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Sep 14 '18 at 17:38
It's the default. By the time user starts their shell, though, it would be modified by other files that shell sources, like
~/.bashrc or ~/.profile– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Sep 14 '18 at 17:38
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/etc/paths is part of what's used to set up $PATH for shell processes. When you open a new Terminal window, it starts bash, which runs several startup scripts: /etc/profile AND ~/.bash_profile OR (if that doesn't exist) ~/.bash_login OR (if that doesn't exist either) ~/.profile. These scripts set up the shell environment, including $PATH.
One of the things /etc/profile does is run /usr/libexec/path_helper, which reads /etc/paths and any files in /etc/paths.d, and adds their contents to $PATH. But this is just a starting point; your own startup script (if any exist) can add to $PATH, edit it, replace it completely, etc.
It looks to me like your startup script (and/or things it runs) is adding a number of entries to the basic set it gets from /etc/paths. "Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:" is added to the beginning of $PATH (meaning those directories will be searched first), and ":/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools" is added at the end. If you want to know exactly what's adding them, you need to look at your startup script.
BTW, this process for setting up $PATH only applies to bash "login" shells. Anything run by a bash shell will inherit $PATH from it, so probably have essentially the same thing. bash non-login shells follow a somewhat different setup process. Other shells, and things not started from a shell at all (e.g. cron jobs) may have completely different $PATHs.
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First places I'd look to check for modifications are,
~/.profile
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_profile
If you're using something that's not Bash, check the configuration files for it to see any mention of PATH.
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/etc/paths is part of what's used to set up $PATH for shell processes. When you open a new Terminal window, it starts bash, which runs several startup scripts: /etc/profile AND ~/.bash_profile OR (if that doesn't exist) ~/.bash_login OR (if that doesn't exist either) ~/.profile. These scripts set up the shell environment, including $PATH.
One of the things /etc/profile does is run /usr/libexec/path_helper, which reads /etc/paths and any files in /etc/paths.d, and adds their contents to $PATH. But this is just a starting point; your own startup script (if any exist) can add to $PATH, edit it, replace it completely, etc.
It looks to me like your startup script (and/or things it runs) is adding a number of entries to the basic set it gets from /etc/paths. "Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:" is added to the beginning of $PATH (meaning those directories will be searched first), and ":/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools" is added at the end. If you want to know exactly what's adding them, you need to look at your startup script.
BTW, this process for setting up $PATH only applies to bash "login" shells. Anything run by a bash shell will inherit $PATH from it, so probably have essentially the same thing. bash non-login shells follow a somewhat different setup process. Other shells, and things not started from a shell at all (e.g. cron jobs) may have completely different $PATHs.
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/etc/paths is part of what's used to set up $PATH for shell processes. When you open a new Terminal window, it starts bash, which runs several startup scripts: /etc/profile AND ~/.bash_profile OR (if that doesn't exist) ~/.bash_login OR (if that doesn't exist either) ~/.profile. These scripts set up the shell environment, including $PATH.
One of the things /etc/profile does is run /usr/libexec/path_helper, which reads /etc/paths and any files in /etc/paths.d, and adds their contents to $PATH. But this is just a starting point; your own startup script (if any exist) can add to $PATH, edit it, replace it completely, etc.
It looks to me like your startup script (and/or things it runs) is adding a number of entries to the basic set it gets from /etc/paths. "Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:" is added to the beginning of $PATH (meaning those directories will be searched first), and ":/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools" is added at the end. If you want to know exactly what's adding them, you need to look at your startup script.
BTW, this process for setting up $PATH only applies to bash "login" shells. Anything run by a bash shell will inherit $PATH from it, so probably have essentially the same thing. bash non-login shells follow a somewhat different setup process. Other shells, and things not started from a shell at all (e.g. cron jobs) may have completely different $PATHs.
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answered Apr 8 '17 at 6:03
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/etc/paths is part of what's used to set up $PATH for shell processes. When you open a new Terminal window, it starts bash, which runs several startup scripts: /etc/profile AND ~/.bash_profile OR (if that doesn't exist) ~/.bash_login OR (if that doesn't exist either) ~/.profile. These scripts set up the shell environment, including $PATH.
One of the things /etc/profile does is run /usr/libexec/path_helper, which reads /etc/paths and any files in /etc/paths.d, and adds their contents to $PATH. But this is just a starting point; your own startup script (if any exist) can add to $PATH, edit it, replace it completely, etc.
It looks to me like your startup script (and/or things it runs) is adding a number of entries to the basic set it gets from /etc/paths. "Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:" is added to the beginning of $PATH (meaning those directories will be searched first), and ":/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools" is added at the end. If you want to know exactly what's adding them, you need to look at your startup script.
BTW, this process for setting up $PATH only applies to bash "login" shells. Anything run by a bash shell will inherit $PATH from it, so probably have essentially the same thing. bash non-login shells follow a somewhat different setup process. Other shells, and things not started from a shell at all (e.g. cron jobs) may have completely different $PATHs.
edited 16 mins ago
DawnSong
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answered Apr 8 '17 at 6:03
Gordon DavissonGordon Davisson
1,33165
/etc/paths is part of what's used to set up $PATH for shell processes. When you open a new Terminal window, it starts bash, which runs several startup scripts: /etc/profile AND ~/.bash_profile OR (if that doesn't exist) ~/.bash_login OR (if that doesn't exist either) ~/.profile. These scripts set up the shell environment, including $PATH.
One of the things /etc/profile does is run /usr/libexec/path_helper, which reads /etc/paths and any files in /etc/paths.d, and adds their contents to $PATH. But this is just a starting point; your own startup script (if any exist) can add to $PATH, edit it, replace it completely, etc.
It looks to me like your startup script (and/or things it runs) is adding a number of entries to the basic set it gets from /etc/paths. "Users/myusername/.node_modules_global/bin:/Users/mac/.node_modules_global/bin:" is added to the beginning of $PATH (meaning those directories will be searched first), and ":/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:/platform-tools" is added at the end. If you want to know exactly what's adding them, you need to look at your startup script.
BTW, this process for setting up $PATH only applies to bash "login" shells. Anything run by a bash shell will inherit $PATH from it, so probably have essentially the same thing. bash non-login shells follow a somewhat different setup process. Other shells, and things not started from a shell at all (e.g. cron jobs) may have completely different $PATHs.
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First places I'd look to check for modifications are,
~/.profile
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_profile
If you're using something that's not Bash, check the configuration files for it to see any mention of PATH.
answered Apr 8 '17 at 5:19
rovr138rovr138
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First places I'd look to check for modifications are,
~/.profile
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_profile
If you're using something that's not Bash, check the configuration files for it to see any mention of PATH.
answered Apr 8 '17 at 5:19
rovr138rovr138
1662
add a comment |
First places I'd look to check for modifications are,
~/.profile
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_profile
If you're using something that's not Bash, check the configuration files for it to see any mention of PATH.
answered Apr 8 '17 at 5:19
rovr138rovr138
1662
First places I'd look to check for modifications are,
~/.profile
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_profile
If you're using something that's not Bash, check the configuration files for it to see any mention of PATH.
answered Apr 8 '17 at 5:19
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answered Apr 8 '17 at 5:19
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Which version of OS X? I don't have
/etc/pathsin mine, but I'm running10.4.11and things have probably changed since then– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:52
1
But according to an answer on AskDifferent,
/etc/pathsis used to generate the default$PATH, which you can later modify– Fox
Apr 8 '17 at 0:57
It's the default. By the time user starts their shell, though, it would be modified by other files that shell sources, like
~/.bashrcor~/.profile– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Sep 14 '18 at 17:38