[HPADM] Breaking up my $PATH into separate lines

From: Abramson, Stuart (SAbramson_at_Wabtec.com)
Date: 12/02/03

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    To: "Hpux-Admin (hpux-admin@dutchworks.nl)" <hpux-admin@dutchworks.nl>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:13:43 -0500

    Hpux-admins:

    I want to separate and sort my $PATH, which is getting way out of hand on
    some of our machines:

            # echo $PATH
    /usr/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/contrib/bin:/opt/n
    ettladm/bin:/opt/fc/bin:/opt/fcms/bin:/opt/upgrade/bin:/opt/pd/bin:/usr/bin/
    X11:/usr/contrib/bin/X11:/opt/hparray/bin:/opt/resmon/bin:/opt/pred/bin:/opt
    /java1.2/bin:/opt/networker/bin:/opt/perf/bin:/opt/ignite/bin:/opt/hpnp//bin
    :/opt/graphics/common/bin:/opt/java1.2/bin:/sbin:/home/root:/usr/symcli/bin:
    /usr/emc/ESN_Manager:/usr/emc/FibreZone/bin:/usr/local/bin:/home/saroot/bin:
    /opt/perf/bin:/usr/symcli/bin:/usr/symcli64/bin/

    I seem to recall seeing some trick with:

    Either

    - awk
                    awk -F":"
                    awk {RS=":"; print $....
    Or
    - IFS
                    IFS=":" echo $PATH...

    Where you could break up your $PATH into "separate" variables and sort/edit
    them, and then put them back together.

    Can anybody help me here?

            Stuart

    Stuart Abramson | Off: 412/825-1434 | Cell: 412/417-1567 | email:
    sabramson@wabtec.com

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