Document the fairly obvious effects of the PATH environment variable.

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Tim J. Robbins 2002-06-28 09:31:03 +00:00
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@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Consult the
.Xr builtin 1 .Xr builtin 1
manual page. manual page.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT .Sh ENVIRONMENT
The following variable is utilized by The following variables are utilized by
.Nm : .Nm :
.Bl -tag -width flag .Bl -tag -width flag
.It Ev HOME .It Ev HOME
@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ cannot be created in the current directory, the
utility uses the directory named by utility uses the directory named by
.Ev HOME .Ev HOME
to create the file. to create the file.
.It Ev PATH
Used to locate the requested
.Ar command
if the name contains no
.Ql /
characters.
.El .El
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
The The

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@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ this way also allows one to reference
.Pa foo .Pa foo
without the path, without the path,
as well as set up the environment as desired. as well as set up the environment as desired.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
The
.Nm env
utility uses the
.Ev PATH
environment variable is used to locate the requested
.Ar utility
if the name contains no
.Ql /
characters.
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Ex -std printenv .Ex -std printenv
.Pp .Pp

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@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ command which is similar or identical to this utility.
Consult the Consult the
.Xr builtin 1 .Xr builtin 1
manual page. manual page.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
The
.Ev PATH
environment variable is used to locate the requested
.Ar utility
if the name contains no
.Ql /
characters.
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
If If
.Ar utility .Ar utility