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Created August 26, 2013 23:45
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dotpath.sh
# Read the contents of ~/.path into $PATH, if ~/.path exists. ~/.path should be a file
# consisting of one path on each line, such as:
#
# ~$ cat ~/.path
# # vim: ft=sh
# ~/usr/bin
# /opt/local/bin
# ... etc ...
#
# Note that comments begin with a hash (#).
#
# awk-fu courtesy of pickledspiders:
# http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1f1kd8/manage_your_path_with_a_nice_onedirectoryperline/ca5ww5d
# awk line fix courtesy of cpitchford:
# http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1f1kd8/manage_your_path_with_a_nice_onedirectoryperline/ca61un7
DOT_PATH_FILE=~/.path
if [ -e "$DOT_PATH_FILE" ]; then
export PATH=$PATH:`awk '/^[^#]/{printf "%s",(++x!=1?":":"")$0}' $DOT_PATH_FILE`
fi
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