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Why isn't $PATH expanded internally?

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From: "Richard Hartmann" <richih.mailinglist@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "zsh users" <zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Why isn't $PATH expanded internally?
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:41:54 +0200
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Hi all,

I am wondering why putting

~/foo
$HOME/foo # as in the string $HOME

into $PATH will not work as expected.

I am rather certain this is not oversight, but I am interested
in the rationale. Is it security reasons (although that seems
strange), execution speed (could be addressed by expanding
on load, but that would reduce functionality) or anything I can
not think of, atm?


Richard

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Why isn't $PATH expanded internally?
  - From: Bart Schaefer

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