Command: path
PATH displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PATH is a BATCH-FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT command.
It can also be used in command line.
Syntax:
PATH [[drive]path[;...]]
PATH [pathlist]
PATH ;
PATH [/?]
drive The drive letter, e.g. C:
path The directory, e.g. \example\
Options:
pathlist Sets the list of paths. Separate the paths with semicolons
(;).
; Clears all search-path settings and direct the command shell
to search only in the current directory.
/? Shows the help.
Comments:
Type "PATH ;" to clear all search-path settings and direct the
command shell to search only in the current directory.
Type "PATH" without parameters to display the current path.
Some commands are internal to FreeDOS. However, many are in the \bin
or \freedos\bin directory so you may wish to have this directory on
the path list (as in the first example below).
The paths of any frequently used programs can be put on the path list
for convenience.
When a program or external command is entered at the command prompt,
FreeDOS looks for it in the current directory and then in each of the
paths specified by the path command.
If the same programname is in different path directories, the program
will be started from the path which is first mentioned in the
pathlist.
PATH can also be used outside a batch file.
PATH is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
in order to work.
Examples:
IN A .BAT FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT:
path c:\fdos\bin;c:\util
path %path%;c:\games
The second example adds c:\games to the existing list, preserving the
previously set paths.
See also:
autoexec.bat
append
batch files
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Copyright (C) 2003 Robert Platt, updated 2007 by W. Spiegl.
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