Re:Ask HN: How can I get better at bash?
by tyingq on Monday June 26, 2017 @04:11PM
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A PATH, though, is global.
Situations exist where you need more granularity.
There's also things like "watch" and "at" you might use in a shell script. They don't inherit the parent's environment, so setting PATH doesn't help.
You're correct in that "full paths" isn't a definitive answer though. I suppose the more generic advice to not depend on your environment to have it right is better.
Situations exist where you need more granularity.
There's also things like "watch" and "at" you might use in a shell script. They don't inherit the parent's environment, so setting PATH doesn't help.
You're correct in that "full paths" isn't a definitive answer though. I suppose the more generic advice to not depend on your environment to have it right is better.