Entry 'How should I set my PATH?': Don't omit Windows system directories.

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David Starks-Browning 2000-07-27 21:13:16 +00:00
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@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ Effectively, this @strong{prepends} /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin to your
Windows system path. If you choose to reset your PATH, say in
$HOME/.bashrc, then you should follow this rule. You @strong{must} have
@code{/usr/bin} in your PATH @strong{before} any Windows system
directories. Otherwise you will likely encounter all sorts of problems
directories. (And you must not omit the Windows system directories!)
Otherwise you will likely encounter all sorts of problems
running Cygwin applications.
If you haven't messed up the default mounts, then @code{/bin} and