[AmigaOS 3.1 Command Reference/Path] 
 
 
 PATH
 
  
 Format:	PATH [{<dir>}] [ADD] [SHOW] [RESET] [REMOVE] [QUIET] 
  
 Template:	PATH/M, ADD/S, SHOW/S, RESET/S, REMOVE/S, QUIET/S 
  
 Purpose:	To control the directory list that the Shell searches to 
 		find commands. 
  
 Path:		Internal 
  
 Specification: 
  
 PATH lets you see, add to, or change the search path that AmigaDOS follows 
 when looking for a command or program to execute. When a directory is in the 
 search path, you no longer need to specify the complete path to any files or 
 subdirectories within that directory. You can simply enter the filename, and 
 AmigaDOS will look through the directories in the search path until it finds 
 the file. 
  
 Enter the PATH command alone, or with the SHOW option, and the directory 
 names in the current search path will be displayed. Normally, when PATH is 
 displaying the directory names, a requester will appear if a volume that is 
 part of the search path cannot be found. 
  
 For example, if you added a floppy disk to the search path, then removed 
 that disk from the disk drive, a requester would ask you to insert the disk. 
  
 If you specify the QUIET option, PATH will not display requesters for 
 volumes that are not currently mounted. If PATH encounters an unmounted 
 volume, it will simply display the volume name. The names of any 
 directories on that volume included in the PATH will not be displayed. 
  
 The ADD option specifies directory names to be added to the current PATH. 
 You can add up to ten directories with one PATH ADD command (the ADD keyword 
 is optional); names of the directories must be separated by at least one 
 space. When you issue the PATH command, AmigaDOS searches for each of the 
 ADDed directories. 
  
 To replace the existing search path with a completely new one, use PATH 
 RESET followed by the names of the directories. The existing search path, 
 except for the current directory and SYS:C, is erased and the new one is 
 substituted. 
  
 The REMOVE option eliminates the named directory from the search path. 
  
 Example: 
  
 1> PATH EXTRAS:Tools ADD 
  
 Adds the Tools directory on the Extras disk to the search path of the Shell. 
 If the Extras disk is not in a disk drive, a requester will ask you to 
 insert it in any drive. 
  
 If you remove Extras from the drive, and enter: 
  
 1> PATH 
  
 A list of directories in the search path will be displayed. A requester 
 will ask you to insert Extras. However, if you enter: 
  
 1> PATH QUIET 
  
 The list of directories in the search path will be displayed. However, when 
 the path comes to Extras:Tools, only the volume name, Extras:, will appear 
 in the list. 
  
 See also: 
  
 ASSIGN