$HOME/bin
Ralf Corsepius
rc040203 at freenet.de
Mon Jul 13 14:08:25 UTC 2009
Emmanuel Seyman wrote:
> * Ralf Corsepius [13/07/2009 15:50] :
>> For ordinary users, prepending ~/bin to $PATH is the only approach e.g.
>> to replace vendor-supplied applications, the "security risks" are almost
>> non-existent.
>
> You can also use bash aliases to override binary calls.
Sometimes, but not always.
e.g. when testing "application suites" which install many binaries.
Ralf
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