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dynamic npm .bin.
# Copy this into your `~/.profile`.
# This setup an incredibly ugly hack that recompiles your `PATH`
# everytime the prompt is printed.
# I need this to inject the nearest `node_modules/.bin` into my
# path to make it easy to use the binarys there.
# Your normal PATH exports here
export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
ORIGINAL_PATH=$PATH
function build_path {
export PATH=$(npm bin):$ORIGINAL_PATH
}
#this line causes the PATH to be regenerated each time a new
# prompt is printed to the screen
PROMPT_COMMAND=build_path
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