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Ubuntu: Reset $PATH to factory default

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Mar 15, 202653944 views
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Problem

I just made a mistake when adding a directory to path, and executed instead of Consequently, my variable now contains only my own directory, which is of course a problem. I don't know exactly what was in the path before, but if I can reset to factory default I can start from there and add things as…

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$ PATH=/path/to/my/directory/

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Fix for: Ubuntu: Reset $PATH to factory default

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