- Method
search_path
string search_path(string command)
- Description
Search for the path to an executable.
- Parameter command
Executable to search for.
Searches for command in the directories listed in the
environment variable $PATH.
- Returns
Returns the path to command if found, and
0
(zero) on failure.
- Note
This function is NOT thread safe if the environment
variable $PATH is being changed concurrently.
- Note
In Pike 7.8.752 and earlier the environment
variable $PATH was only read once.