Linux - Print path with one line per entry, Echo PATH of your system

Print path with one line per entry

We use to print the PATH of our linux machine by using the echo $PATH command.

How to find the PATH

  echo $PATH

OUTPUT:

/usr/lib/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/home/patel/bin


This kind of output will not be legible to read of find the path.

How to print PATH with one line per entry

  echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}

OUTPUT:

 /usr/lib/qt-3.3/bin
 /usr/kerberos/bin
 /usr/lib/ccache
 /usr/local/bin
 /usr/bin
 /bin
 /usr/local/sbin
 /usr/sbin
 /sbin
 /home/patel/bin

Print PATH with one line per entry in a separate page

  echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n} | less

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