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#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Optimized script to remove directories from PATH.
# For each specified directory, all occurrences are removed from PATH.
#
# Usage: x-path-remove <directory1> [<directory2> ...]
#
# Enable verbose output by setting the environment variable VERBOSE=1.
#
# Author: Ismo Vuorinen <https://github.com/ivuorinen> 2024
# License: MIT
VERBOSE="${VERBOSE:-0}"
# Ensure that at least one directory is provided.
[ "$#" -lt 1 ] && {
echo "Usage: $0 <directory> [<directory> ...]"
exit 1
}
for dir in "$@"; do
# Remove trailing slash if present, unless the directory is "/"
[ "$dir" != "/" ] && dir="${dir%/}"
# Check if the directory is present in PATH.
case ":$PATH:" in
*":$dir:"*)
# Remove all occurrences of the directory from PATH using parameter expansion.
PATH=":${PATH}:"
PATH="${PATH//:$dir:/:}"
PATH="${PATH#:}"
PATH="${PATH%:}"
[ "$VERBOSE" -eq 1 ] && echo "Removed '$dir' from PATH."
;;
*)
[ "$VERBOSE" -eq 1 ] && echo "(?) '$dir' is not in PATH."
;;
esac
done
export PATH