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+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2007 Apple Inc.  All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.Dd March 15, 2007
+.Dt path_helper 8
+.Os "Mac OS X"
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm path_helper
+.Nd helper for constructing PATH environment variable
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Fl c | Fl s
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+utility reads the contents of the files in the directories
+.Pa /etc/paths.d
+and
+.Pa /etc/manpaths.d
+and appends their contents to the
+.Ev PATH
+and
+.Ev MANPATH
+environment variables respectively.
+(The
+.Ev MANPATH
+environment variable will not be modified unless it is already set
+in the environment.)
+.Pp
+Files in these directories should contain one path element per line.
+.Pp
+Prior to reading these directories, default
+.Ev PATH
+and
+.Ev MANPATH
+values are obtained from the files
+.Pa /etc/paths
+and
+.Pa /etc/manpaths
+respectively.
+.Pp
+Options:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl c
+Generate C-shell commands on stdout.  This is the default if
+.Ev SHELL
+ends with "csh".
+.It Fl s
+Generate Bourne shell commands on stdout.  This is the default if
+.Ev SHELL
+does not end with "csh".
+.El
+.Sh NOTE
+The
+.Nm 
+utility should not be invoked directly.
+It is intended only for use by the shell profile.