[olug] Unix Tip: PATHS EASIER TO READ

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			Unix Tip 2173 - December 13, 2002

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PATHS EASIER TO READ

Am I the only one who finds the 

% echo $PATH 

and 

% echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

unreadable?  Try this to make 
for something thats much easier 
to read:

echo $PATH | tr ":" "\n"


This tip generously supported by: ng at clubgeek.net




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