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I am trying to output the PATH used by the computer to a simple text file.



Something like echo PATH >PATH.TXT or >>PATH.TXT



With the double >>, it works but gives each on a different line and if I use the single of course it overwrites the previous line with the next. Using %~dpo >PATH.TXT, or %~fo >>PATH.TXT, or even %~nx0 >>PATH.TXT does not give me the output I want. Simply put I want to put the PATH into a text file for backup using a BATCH file incase I do something stupid like HELP PATH, which would change PATH completely.



Thanks in advance for any help.










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  • I'm not sure I understand the question correctly. Are you trying to echo the output of the current $PATH or working directory to a text file? If so then you are nearly there, from the command line you would do echo $PATH > file.txt assuming you wanted to overwrite the contents of that file, use >> to append. Or do you want to find the current working directory of the script you are running? In other words when you execute you script are you looking to find the scripts current PATH or working directory from within the bash script?

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    Dec 10 '18 at 17:36






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    This is almost certainly a Windows' cmd.exe question.

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I am trying to output the PATH used by the computer to a simple text file.



Something like echo PATH >PATH.TXT or >>PATH.TXT



With the double >>, it works but gives each on a different line and if I use the single of course it overwrites the previous line with the next. Using %~dpo >PATH.TXT, or %~fo >>PATH.TXT, or even %~nx0 >>PATH.TXT does not give me the output I want. Simply put I want to put the PATH into a text file for backup using a BATCH file incase I do something stupid like HELP PATH, which would change PATH completely.



Thanks in advance for any help.










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closed as off-topic by muru, Zanna, pa4080, Charles Green, d a i s y Dec 12 '18 at 3:58


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  • "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – muru, Zanna, d a i s y

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.














  • I'm not sure I understand the question correctly. Are you trying to echo the output of the current $PATH or working directory to a text file? If so then you are nearly there, from the command line you would do echo $PATH > file.txt assuming you wanted to overwrite the contents of that file, use >> to append. Or do you want to find the current working directory of the script you are running? In other words when you execute you script are you looking to find the scripts current PATH or working directory from within the bash script?

    – kingmilo
    Dec 10 '18 at 17:36






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    This is almost certainly a Windows' cmd.exe question.

    – muru
    Dec 11 '18 at 1:35














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I am trying to output the PATH used by the computer to a simple text file.



Something like echo PATH >PATH.TXT or >>PATH.TXT



With the double >>, it works but gives each on a different line and if I use the single of course it overwrites the previous line with the next. Using %~dpo >PATH.TXT, or %~fo >>PATH.TXT, or even %~nx0 >>PATH.TXT does not give me the output I want. Simply put I want to put the PATH into a text file for backup using a BATCH file incase I do something stupid like HELP PATH, which would change PATH completely.



Thanks in advance for any help.










share|improve this question
















I am trying to output the PATH used by the computer to a simple text file.



Something like echo PATH >PATH.TXT or >>PATH.TXT



With the double >>, it works but gives each on a different line and if I use the single of course it overwrites the previous line with the next. Using %~dpo >PATH.TXT, or %~fo >>PATH.TXT, or even %~nx0 >>PATH.TXT does not give me the output I want. Simply put I want to put the PATH into a text file for backup using a BATCH file incase I do something stupid like HELP PATH, which would change PATH completely.



Thanks in advance for any help.







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closed as off-topic by muru, Zanna, pa4080, Charles Green, d a i s y Dec 12 '18 at 3:58


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closed as off-topic by muru, Zanna, pa4080, Charles Green, d a i s y Dec 12 '18 at 3:58


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  • "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – muru, Zanna, d a i s y

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.













  • I'm not sure I understand the question correctly. Are you trying to echo the output of the current $PATH or working directory to a text file? If so then you are nearly there, from the command line you would do echo $PATH > file.txt assuming you wanted to overwrite the contents of that file, use >> to append. Or do you want to find the current working directory of the script you are running? In other words when you execute you script are you looking to find the scripts current PATH or working directory from within the bash script?

    – kingmilo
    Dec 10 '18 at 17:36






  • 2





    This is almost certainly a Windows' cmd.exe question.

    – muru
    Dec 11 '18 at 1:35



















  • I'm not sure I understand the question correctly. Are you trying to echo the output of the current $PATH or working directory to a text file? If so then you are nearly there, from the command line you would do echo $PATH > file.txt assuming you wanted to overwrite the contents of that file, use >> to append. Or do you want to find the current working directory of the script you are running? In other words when you execute you script are you looking to find the scripts current PATH or working directory from within the bash script?

    – kingmilo
    Dec 10 '18 at 17:36






  • 2





    This is almost certainly a Windows' cmd.exe question.

    – muru
    Dec 11 '18 at 1:35

















I'm not sure I understand the question correctly. Are you trying to echo the output of the current $PATH or working directory to a text file? If so then you are nearly there, from the command line you would do echo $PATH > file.txt assuming you wanted to overwrite the contents of that file, use >> to append. Or do you want to find the current working directory of the script you are running? In other words when you execute you script are you looking to find the scripts current PATH or working directory from within the bash script?

– kingmilo
Dec 10 '18 at 17:36





I'm not sure I understand the question correctly. Are you trying to echo the output of the current $PATH or working directory to a text file? If so then you are nearly there, from the command line you would do echo $PATH > file.txt assuming you wanted to overwrite the contents of that file, use >> to append. Or do you want to find the current working directory of the script you are running? In other words when you execute you script are you looking to find the scripts current PATH or working directory from within the bash script?

– kingmilo
Dec 10 '18 at 17:36




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This is almost certainly a Windows' cmd.exe question.

– muru
Dec 11 '18 at 1:35





This is almost certainly a Windows' cmd.exe question.

– muru
Dec 11 '18 at 1:35










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You change your PATH with command:



PATH=/new-path:$PATH


For example here is how to correctly expand the PATH:



$ PATH=/newpath:$PATH
$ echo $PATH
/newpath:/home/rick/bin:/home/rick/.local/bin:/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin


Here is just one way to break your PATH (by omitting $ prefix):



$ PATH=/brokenpath:PATH
$ echo $PATH
/brokenpath:PATH


If you mess up your PATH usually you can simply close your terminal and reopen it.



Omitting the $ is the mistake made in your question as well. The method to capture PATH to text file is:



echo $PATH > PATH.TXT


To keep a running log of PATH changes you can use:



echo $PATH >> PATH.TXT


PATH is an environmental variable. To set the variable we use "PATH=" but to reference it's contents we need to use "$PATH".





The PATH variable can be set in many places as outlined in this Q&A: Where is my PATH variable being set?. To discover which files are setting the PATH one of the answers recommends using:



grep --color -H 'PATH=' ~/.bashrc ~/.profile ~/.bash_profile ~/bash.login 
~/.bash_aliases /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/profile
/etc/profile.d/* /etc/environment 2> /dev/null


On my machine the command returns:



/home/rick/.profile:PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
/etc/profile.d/apps-bin-path.sh: export PATH=$PATH:${snap_bin_path}
/etc/profile.d/jdk.sh:export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin
/etc/environment:PATH="/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"





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    You can print your PATH to a text file with the following code:



    echo $PATH >> PATH.txt


    If you want to run a file to do this, be sure to add a shebang to the top:



    #!/bin/bash
    echo $PATH >> PATH.txt





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      You change your PATH with command:



      PATH=/new-path:$PATH


      For example here is how to correctly expand the PATH:



      $ PATH=/newpath:$PATH
      $ echo $PATH
      /newpath:/home/rick/bin:/home/rick/.local/bin:/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin


      Here is just one way to break your PATH (by omitting $ prefix):



      $ PATH=/brokenpath:PATH
      $ echo $PATH
      /brokenpath:PATH


      If you mess up your PATH usually you can simply close your terminal and reopen it.



      Omitting the $ is the mistake made in your question as well. The method to capture PATH to text file is:



      echo $PATH > PATH.TXT


      To keep a running log of PATH changes you can use:



      echo $PATH >> PATH.TXT


      PATH is an environmental variable. To set the variable we use "PATH=" but to reference it's contents we need to use "$PATH".





      The PATH variable can be set in many places as outlined in this Q&A: Where is my PATH variable being set?. To discover which files are setting the PATH one of the answers recommends using:



      grep --color -H 'PATH=' ~/.bashrc ~/.profile ~/.bash_profile ~/bash.login 
      ~/.bash_aliases /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/profile
      /etc/profile.d/* /etc/environment 2> /dev/null


      On my machine the command returns:



      /home/rick/.profile:PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
      /etc/profile.d/apps-bin-path.sh: export PATH=$PATH:${snap_bin_path}
      /etc/profile.d/jdk.sh:export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin
      /etc/environment:PATH="/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"





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        You change your PATH with command:



        PATH=/new-path:$PATH


        For example here is how to correctly expand the PATH:



        $ PATH=/newpath:$PATH
        $ echo $PATH
        /newpath:/home/rick/bin:/home/rick/.local/bin:/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin


        Here is just one way to break your PATH (by omitting $ prefix):



        $ PATH=/brokenpath:PATH
        $ echo $PATH
        /brokenpath:PATH


        If you mess up your PATH usually you can simply close your terminal and reopen it.



        Omitting the $ is the mistake made in your question as well. The method to capture PATH to text file is:



        echo $PATH > PATH.TXT


        To keep a running log of PATH changes you can use:



        echo $PATH >> PATH.TXT


        PATH is an environmental variable. To set the variable we use "PATH=" but to reference it's contents we need to use "$PATH".





        The PATH variable can be set in many places as outlined in this Q&A: Where is my PATH variable being set?. To discover which files are setting the PATH one of the answers recommends using:



        grep --color -H 'PATH=' ~/.bashrc ~/.profile ~/.bash_profile ~/bash.login 
        ~/.bash_aliases /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/profile
        /etc/profile.d/* /etc/environment 2> /dev/null


        On my machine the command returns:



        /home/rick/.profile:PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
        /etc/profile.d/apps-bin-path.sh: export PATH=$PATH:${snap_bin_path}
        /etc/profile.d/jdk.sh:export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin
        /etc/environment:PATH="/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"





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          You change your PATH with command:



          PATH=/new-path:$PATH


          For example here is how to correctly expand the PATH:



          $ PATH=/newpath:$PATH
          $ echo $PATH
          /newpath:/home/rick/bin:/home/rick/.local/bin:/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin


          Here is just one way to break your PATH (by omitting $ prefix):



          $ PATH=/brokenpath:PATH
          $ echo $PATH
          /brokenpath:PATH


          If you mess up your PATH usually you can simply close your terminal and reopen it.



          Omitting the $ is the mistake made in your question as well. The method to capture PATH to text file is:



          echo $PATH > PATH.TXT


          To keep a running log of PATH changes you can use:



          echo $PATH >> PATH.TXT


          PATH is an environmental variable. To set the variable we use "PATH=" but to reference it's contents we need to use "$PATH".





          The PATH variable can be set in many places as outlined in this Q&A: Where is my PATH variable being set?. To discover which files are setting the PATH one of the answers recommends using:



          grep --color -H 'PATH=' ~/.bashrc ~/.profile ~/.bash_profile ~/bash.login 
          ~/.bash_aliases /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/profile
          /etc/profile.d/* /etc/environment 2> /dev/null


          On my machine the command returns:



          /home/rick/.profile:PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
          /etc/profile.d/apps-bin-path.sh: export PATH=$PATH:${snap_bin_path}
          /etc/profile.d/jdk.sh:export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin
          /etc/environment:PATH="/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"





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          You change your PATH with command:



          PATH=/new-path:$PATH


          For example here is how to correctly expand the PATH:



          $ PATH=/newpath:$PATH
          $ echo $PATH
          /newpath:/home/rick/bin:/home/rick/.local/bin:/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin


          Here is just one way to break your PATH (by omitting $ prefix):



          $ PATH=/brokenpath:PATH
          $ echo $PATH
          /brokenpath:PATH


          If you mess up your PATH usually you can simply close your terminal and reopen it.



          Omitting the $ is the mistake made in your question as well. The method to capture PATH to text file is:



          echo $PATH > PATH.TXT


          To keep a running log of PATH changes you can use:



          echo $PATH >> PATH.TXT


          PATH is an environmental variable. To set the variable we use "PATH=" but to reference it's contents we need to use "$PATH".





          The PATH variable can be set in many places as outlined in this Q&A: Where is my PATH variable being set?. To discover which files are setting the PATH one of the answers recommends using:



          grep --color -H 'PATH=' ~/.bashrc ~/.profile ~/.bash_profile ~/bash.login 
          ~/.bash_aliases /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/profile
          /etc/profile.d/* /etc/environment 2> /dev/null


          On my machine the command returns:



          /home/rick/.profile:PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
          /etc/profile.d/apps-bin-path.sh: export PATH=$PATH:${snap_bin_path}
          /etc/profile.d/jdk.sh:export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin
          /etc/environment:PATH="/mnt/e/bin:/mnt/e/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"






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              You can print your PATH to a text file with the following code:



              echo $PATH >> PATH.txt


              If you want to run a file to do this, be sure to add a shebang to the top:



              #!/bin/bash
              echo $PATH >> PATH.txt





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                You can print your PATH to a text file with the following code:



                echo $PATH >> PATH.txt


                If you want to run a file to do this, be sure to add a shebang to the top:



                #!/bin/bash
                echo $PATH >> PATH.txt





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                  You can print your PATH to a text file with the following code:



                  echo $PATH >> PATH.txt


                  If you want to run a file to do this, be sure to add a shebang to the top:



                  #!/bin/bash
                  echo $PATH >> PATH.txt





                  share|improve this answer













                  You can print your PATH to a text file with the following code:



                  echo $PATH >> PATH.txt


                  If you want to run a file to do this, be sure to add a shebang to the top:



                  #!/bin/bash
                  echo $PATH >> PATH.txt






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