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Wrapping my head around the $PATH variable

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echo $path shows everything currently on the path
Add a location to the path PATH="/Some/Folder/Somewhere/bin:$PATH"
Add a location as a variable
export THE_VARIABLE=/Some/Folder/Somewhere/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$THE_VARIABLE/bin

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