Peng Yu wrote:
> I make my ~/.bash_profile empty. I still see
>
> $ echo $PATH
> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
>
> I checked /etc/profile and /etc/bash.bashrc. But I don't PATH is set
> in the two files. I'm wondering from which file PATH is set. BTW, my
> system is ubuntu.
Bash probably inherits the system default from its parent (init, sshd,
whatever).
Chet
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