Why does /etc/profile include /bin and /usr/bin in the PATH?

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 10:26:30AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>On Jun  7 17:17, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> Maybe this has been discussed and I just don't remember but why are /bin
>> and /usr/bin included in the default path in /etc/profile?
>
>History?

/bin and /usr/bin have pointed to the same location for at least ten years.
I think that predates /etc/profile.

cgf

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