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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2021-01-30 08:21:34 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2021-01-30 08:21:34 +0100
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environ.7: wfix in description of PATH
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ environment variables).
The sequence of directory prefixes that
.BR sh (1)
and many other
-programs apply in searching for a file known by an incomplete pathname.
+programs employ when searching for an executable file that is specified
+as a simple filename (containing no slashes).
The prefixes are separated by \(aq\fB:\fP\(aq.
(Similarly one has
.B CDPATH