X-Git-Url: https://iankelling.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=path_add-function;h=540306ca03f0d8aed9af772b7840696f38973fce;hb=8a6b446c7e336596af614c853e1c6177e55a7983;hp=9537fe73076a308e22000c53b95902f00f7f7fbb;hpb=ede2c5bdb0d26e609317ee47d691aa6673d3ac1f;p=distro-setup

diff --git a/path_add-function b/path_add-function
index 9537fe7..540306c 100644
--- a/path_add-function
+++ b/path_add-function
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ path_add() {
     local help="usage: path_add [options] PATH
 --help:     print this
 --end:      adds to end of path, which will give it lowest priority
---ifexists: add to path only if the directory exists"
+--ifexists: add to path only if directory exists"
     local found x y z ifexists end loop newpath
-    force=false
+    ifexists=false
     end=false
     loop=true
     # portable substring matching is ugly http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/041
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ path_add() {
             --*)
                 if [ "$1" = --end ]; then
                     end=true
-                elif [ "$1" = --force ]; then
-                    force=true
+                elif [ "$1" = --ifexists ]; then
+                    ifexists=true
                 elif [ "$1" = --help ]; then
                     echo "$help"
                     return
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ path_add() {
     unset IFS
     PATH="$newpath"
     for x in "$@"; do
-        x="$(readlink -f "$x")"
-        if $force || [ -d "$x" ]; then
+        if ! $ifexists || [ -d "$x" ]; then
             if [ ! "$PATH" ]; then
                 PATH="$x"
             elif $end; then