surfraw-update-path(1)

NAME

   surfraw-update-path - updates PATH in shell config files

SYNOPSIS

   surfraw-update-path [-add] [-remove] [-check] [-sys] [-all] [-help]
   [-shell=SHELL]

DESCRIPTION

   surfraw-update-path adds the surfraw elvi directory (/usr/lib/surfraw)
   to your PATH in your shell's config file.

   Currently it supports bash, sh, csh, tcsh, ash, dash, ksh, pdksh, zsh,
   rc, and es

   Don't forget to login again or source your login files for it to take
   effect.

OPTIONS

   -check
       Checks to see if the surfraw config code is present.  This is the
       default.

   -add
       Adds the surfraw config code.

   -remove
       Removes the surfraw config code

   -sys
       Updates the system-wide shell config instead of the user.  Must be
       done as root.

   -shell=SHELL
       Selects the shell to configure. Defaults to the value of the $SHELL
       environment variable.

       Currently supported shells are:

       sh, ash, bash, dash, csh, tcsh, ksh, pdksh, zsh, rc, and es.

   -all
       Attempts to configure the startup files for all known shells

   -help
       Gives a usage message

RETURN VALUE

   -check returns 0 if the surfraw code is present in the file, 1 if it is
   not found, or 2 on error.

   All other options return 0 on success, or 2 on error.

ENVIRONMENT

   SHELL
       Used to determine which shell to configure, if -shell is not given.

   HOME
       Used to find users config files.

   ENV Used by posix-compliant shells to specify a startup rc file.

   ZDOTDIR
       Used to find user config files for zsh. If not set, defaults to
       HOME.

SEE ALSO

   surfraw(1), sh(1), ash(1), bash(1), dash(1), csh(1), tcsh(1), ksh(1),
   pdksh(1), zsh(1), rc(1), es(1)

AUTHOR

   Ian Beckwith <ianb@erislabs.net>

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