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Re: problems with $PATH

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From: Bruce Stephens <B.Stephens@xxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: problems with $PATH
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 09:18:21 +0100
In-reply-to: Your message of "22 Apr 1997 15:52:04 PDT." <qrr2082oeln.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

gjb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:
> > Wasn't there someone who recently complained about that arguing 
> that the order should be /etc/zshenv, /etc/zshrc, ~/.zshenv, ~/.zshrc 
> ? Oops, you're right, that was me !         Stefan

> I tend to agree.  What was the argument against giving the user's 
> files the last laugh? 

I think it was so that the system defaults could be disabled by the user
files.  Under some circumstances you don't want the system files to be read
at all.


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Bruce Stephens	B.Stephens@xxxxxxxxx
Isode Ltd.	<URL:http://www.isode.com/>

References:
- Re: problems with $PATH
  - From: Greg Badros

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