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From: sml@luke.UUCP (Steven List @ Uncle Bene's Farm)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: $path vs $PATH
Message-ID: <183@luke.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 16:17:09 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 16:17:09 1985
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> Okay, UNIX gurus, can somebody tell me about the differences
> (in csh) between the shell variable $path and the environment
> variable $PATH ???

PATH sets the directory search path for the bourne shell.
path sets the directory search path for the C shell.

To check it out,

	in the bourne shell, type PATH=""; export path
	  then try to execute anything
	in the C shell, type unset path
	  then try to execute anything
	then reverse them

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