Hi, Here is how my path is set. I use zsh.
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- ## What directories should we be looking for? COMMON_SYS_DIRS=(/bin /usr/bin /sbin /usr/sbin /usr/local/sbin /usr/games) case "$MY_SYS_TYPE" in hppa1.1-hp-hpux*) SYS_DIRS=(/bin/posix /usr/contrib/bin /usr/contrib/games) export MORE=-l ;; mips-dec-ultrix*) # Don't make useless coredump files. If you want a coredump, # say "ulimit -c unlimited" and then cause a segmentation fault. ulimit -c 0; # ulimit only has afnp on HP's SYS_DIRS=( /usr/new /usr/ucb ) export MORE=-l ;; alpha-dec-osf*) export MORE=-e; SYS_DIRS=( /usr/ucb /usr/local/bin/AF ) ulimit -c 0; ;; *) ;; esac SYS_BIN=( ${^COMMON_SYS_DIRS}(-/NF^M) ${^SYS_DIRS}(-/NF^M) ) # Default directories from my home DEFAULT_DIRS=($default_dir/bin/$MY_SYS_TYPE $default_dir/sbin $default_dir/bin) MY_BIN=( ${^DEFAULT_DIRS}(-/NF^M) ) ## Local directories LOCAL_DIRS=(/usr/local/bin /usr/local/scripts) LOCAL_BIN=( ${^LOCAL_DIRS}(-/NF^M) ) ## Where to find the X stuff X11_DIRS=( /usr/X11R6/bin /usr/X11R5/bin /usr/X386/bin /usr/local/bin/X11 /usr/bin/X11) X11_BIN=( ${^X11_DIRS}(-/NF^M) ) ## Where to find the TeX stuff TEX_DIRS=(/usr/local/share/teTeX/bin/$MY_SYS_TYPE ) TEX_BIN=( ${^TEX_DIRS}(-/NF^M) ) path=( $MY_BIN $LOCAL_BIN $SYS_BIN $X11_BIN $TEX_BIN ) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- manoj -- The American nation in the sixth ward is a fine people; they love the eagle -- on the back of a dollar. -- Finlay Peter Dunne Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]