How do I run a shell?

[Julio Biason]

On 29/12/05, Bill Cairns <CairnsWW at eskom.co.za> wrote:
> I thought that the Linux convention was that $HOME/bin was on the PATH?

I don't think it is a convention (even /usr/bin and /bin show be added
to PATH), but something it is usually done by most distributions.

Ubuntu probably doesn't do that to prevent someone putting an
executable with a famous name (like, say, 'ls') on a user's "bin" and
screwing evertyhing up (something like using 'sudo' and letting root
without a password).

Just my thoughts, though. :)

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Julio Biason <julio.biason at gmail.com>