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Append environment variable PATH with SED
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add_var_path.sh
#!/bin/bash
PATHOK="`grep myprog /etc/environment`"
if [ -z $PATHOK ]; then
sed -e '/^PATH/s/"$/:\/usr\/lib\/myprog\/bin"/g' -i /etc/environment
fi
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demo.md

/etc/environment

Before

PATH="/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin"

After

PATH="/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/lib/myprog/bin"

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