Answer came back again very fast,
thank you:
Tibor Beny
Dennis McDonnel
Question:
> could anyone explain the meaning of this:PATH={PATH:-/usr/bin:.}
Answer:
It means set PATH to the value of PATH it set, otherwise set it to
/usr/bin:.
In other words this is just making sure that if a PATH has been already
set
then set it to /usr/bin:.
mit freundlichen Gruessen
Reimund Willig
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