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# Michael Cook

@michaelacook · Ontario, Canada · Joined December 2022

IT student interested in cloud, containers, Linux and all things open source!

### [What is the PATH environment variable and how is it updated?](https://michaelacook.hashnode.dev/what-is-the-path-environment-variable-and-how-is-it-updated?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If you're new to Linux, you may run into a scenario where you have correctly installed a package, tool or application only to wind up with a message like this when you try to run it: In many cases, this is because even though the program was install...

6 min read · [michaelacook.hashnode.dev](https://michaelacook.hashnode.dev/what-is-the-path-environment-variable-and-how-is-it-updated?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Dec 28, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-the-path-environment-variable-and-how-is-it-updated/63acd26c4c643fb26da294d4)

### [Hello, World!](https://michaelacook.hashnode.dev/hello-world?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Who I am, what I do, and who this blog is for

3 min read · [michaelacook.hashnode.dev](https://michaelacook.hashnode.dev/hello-world?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Dec 27, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/hello-world/63ab6aadac9a2d0baaedca86)