Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wcom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!vax135!timeinc!wcom!frodo From: frodo@wcom.UUCP (Jim Scardelis) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: $path vs $PATH Message-ID: <108@wcom.UUCP> Date: Fri, 31-May-85 22:19:01 EDT Article-I.D.: wcom.108 Posted: Fri May 31 22:19:01 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 2-Jun-85 00:25:10 EDT References: <347@tekred.UUCP> Organization: Warner Computer Systems - Saddle Brook, NJ Lines: 19 > Okay, UNIX gurus, can somebody tell me about the differences > (in csh) between the shell variable $path and the environment > variable $PATH ??? > ...tektronix!tekred!ronbe (Ron Bemis) My understanding is that only the format of the two variables is different, with both containing the same information, because csh automatically sets $PATH when you set $path. (At least my Xenix 3.0 manual seems to say so....) Jim Scardelis -- uucp: {vax135|ihnp4}!timeinc!wcom!frodo ARPA: 1891@NJIT-EIES.MAILNET@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA "The opinions expressed herein are those of my computer, and not necessarily those of myself, Warner Computer Systems, or any other computer or company along the line. "