Who sets $PATH environment variable?

Asked Apr 23 '17 at 16:37

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After installation of linux distribution, I see PATH environment variable set with some standard folders holding some binaries only

PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games

Does /bin/bash set this initial path? If yes, how does shell decide that these are the standard paths that give a start for a programmer?

edited Apr 23 '17 at 18:59

Celada

asked Apr 23 '17 at 16:37

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It is determined and set by the distro developers, and inherited by the various shells (bash, zsh, etc). – jasonwryan Apr 23 '17 at 19:03
Many distros use /etc/profile which is sourced when the shell is started – Andrei Tumbar Apr 23 '17 at 20:44

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