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From: emb978@leah.Albany.Edu (Eric M. Boehm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: How to add to PATH on the fly?
Summary: Batch files to add directories to your path
Message-ID: <724@leah.Albany.Edu>
Date: 25 Jun 88 15:34:43 GMT
References: <688@crcmar.crc.uucp>
Organization: The University at Albany, Computer Services Center
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In article <688@crcmar.crc.uucp>, patrick@crcmar.crc.uucp (Andrew Patrick) writes:
> How can I add directories to my PATH specification on the fly?
> 
> I want to leave the path as it is and simply add directories on the
> end.  I don't want to edit AUTOEXEC.BAT and reboot, and I don't want
> the changes to be permanent.

I have a set of batch files I picked up from PC Magazine that lets you add
directories to the beginning or end of the path variable, allows you to
delete a single directory, or delete forward and backward of a single
directory (including the directory). The batch file also saves the path as
it was before the current invocation so you can restore the path setting .
However, if you added two directories in two separate calls, it would only
save the most recent path.

If you want the change to be temporary, it is easiest to invoke a shell
(type "command" at the prompt). Any changes you make will be lost when you
"exit".

If this is of enough interest, I will post the files -- 4 batch files, less
than 1K total (but where?  comp.binaries.ibm.pc? comp.sys.ibm.pc?)

Eric M. Boehm
EMB978@ALBNY1VX.BITNET
EMB978@LEAH.ALBANY.EDU