How can I update cygwin shell environment variables set in System Properties window
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Mar 15, 20264347 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Suppose I go into the System Properties window and add an environment variable to the Path. If I have a terminal window open, it will be unaware of the change, so I close it and open another one. Is there a way to have it reload the Path information from the command line? I'd particularly like to k…
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There is not built-in method for changes to be propagated to child processes automatically, processes can be setup to listen for a particular message, and update, but for that requires special handling within the application. Propgation of the envir…
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