Remove redundant paths from $PATH variable
bash, environment-variables, linux, path, sh
Solution
You just execute:
export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
that would be for the current session, if you want to change permanently add it to any .bashrc, bash.bashrc, /etc/profile - whatever fits your system and user needs.
Note: This is for Linux. We'll make this clear for new coders. (` , ') Don't try to SET = these.
Problem
I have defined the same path in the $PATH variable 6 times. I wasn't logging out to check whether it worked. How can I remove the duplicates? The $PATH variable looks like this: ``` echo $PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/home/flacs/Programmes/USFOS/bin:/home/flacs/Programmes/USFOS/bin:/home/flacs/Programmes/USFOS/bin:/home/flacs/Programmes/USFOS/bin:/home/flacs/Programmes/USFOS/bin:/home/flacs/Programmes/USFOS/bin ``` How would I reset it to just ``` /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games ```