<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>PATH HOWTO: Introduction</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Path-2.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Path.html#toc1" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Path-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="Path.html#toc1">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2> <P> <P>This document describes common tricks and problems with Unix / Linux environment variables, especially with PATH variable. PATH is a list of directories where commands are looked for. The details apply for Debian Linux 1.3 distribution. <P>Note! This document is in beta release status. Please send comments and corrections. <P> <P> <HR> <A HREF="Path-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="Path.html#toc1">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>