setup PATH variable by PATH=%PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin

[Reid Thompson]

Mark Paulus wrote:
> The statement should read:
> PATH=%PATH%:/usr/X11R6/bin
> 
> Note the trailing % on PATH.  That is a "Windowism".
> 
> On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:33:23 -0400 (EDT), PoWah Wong wrote:
> 
>> I want to setup my PATH variable by following the
>> instructions of "Chapter 4. Using Cygwin/X, section
>> startx" at http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html.
> 
>> After doing
>> PATH=%PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin
>> my original path is lost.
> 

Actually, i think that if you're in a cygwin bash terminal you have to
use $PATH rather than %PATH%.

reid

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