``fish_add_path`` is a simple way to add more components to fish's $PATH. It does this by adding the components either to $fish_user_paths or directly to $PATH (if the ``--path`` switch is given).
It is (by default) safe to use ``fish_add_path`` in config.fish, or it can be used once, interactively, and the paths will stay in future because of :ref:`universal variables <variables-universal>`. This is a "do what I mean" style command, if you need more control, consider modifying the variable yourself.
Components are normalized by :ref:`realpath <cmd-realpath>`. This means that trailing slashes are ignored and relative paths are made absolute (but symlinks are not resolved). If a component already exists, it is not added again and stays in the same place unless the ``--move`` switch is given.
Components are added in the order they are given, and they are prepended to the path unless ``--append`` is given (if $fish_user_paths is used, that means they are last in $fish_user_paths, which is itself prepended to $PATH, so they still stay ahead of the system paths).
If no component is new, the variable ($fish_user_paths or $PATH) is not set again or otherwise modified, so variable handlers are not triggered.
If a component is not an existing directory, ``fish_add_path`` ignores it.
Options
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-``-a`` or ``--append`` causes the components to be added to the *end* of the variable
-``-p`` or ``--prepend`` causes the components to be added to the *front* of the variable (this is the default)
-``-g`` or ``--global`` means to use a global $fish_user_paths
-``-U`` or ``--universal`` means to use a universal $fish_user_paths - this is the default if it doesn't already exist
-``-P`` or ``--path`` means to use $PATH directly
-``-m`` or ``--move`` means to move already existing components to the place they would be added - by default they would be left in place and not added again
-``-v`` or ``--verbose`` means to print the :ref:`set <cmd-set>` command used
-``-n`` or ``--dry-run`` means to print the ``set`` command that would be used without executing it
If ``--move`` is used, it may of course lead to the path swapping order, so you should be careful doing that in config.fish.
Example
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# I just installed mycoolthing and need to add it to the path to use it.
