path_helper man page on Darwin

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path_helper(8)		  BSD System Manager's Manual		path_helper(8)

NAME
     path_helper — helper for constructing PATH environment variable

SYNOPSIS
     path_helper [-c | -s]

DESCRIPTION
     The path_helper utility reads the contents of the files in the directo‐
     ries /etc/paths.d and /etc/manpaths.d and appends their contents to the
     PATH and MANPATH environment variables respectively.  (The MANPATH envi‐
     ronment variable will not be modified unless it is already set in the
     environment.)

     Files in these directories should contain one path element per line.

     Prior to reading these directories, default PATH and MANPATH values are
     obtained from the files /etc/paths and /etc/manpaths respectively.

     Options:

     -c	     Generate C-shell commands on stdout.  This is the default if
	     SHELL ends with "csh".

     -s	     Generate Bourne shell commands on stdout.	This is the default if
	     SHELL does not end with "csh".

NOTE
     The path_helper utility should not be invoked directly.  It is intended
     only for use by the shell profile.

Mac OS X			March 15, 2007			      Mac OS X

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