How to edit path variable in ZSH

Question

In my .bash_profile I have the following lines:

PATHDIRS=\"
/usr/local/mysql/bin
/usr/local/share/python
/opt/local/bin
/opt/local/sbin
$HOME/bin\"
for          


        

Answer 1

You can put

 setopt shwordsplit

in your .zshrc. Then zsh will perform world splitting like all Bourne shells do. That the default appears to be noshwordsplit is a misfeature that causes many a head scratching. I'd be surprised if it wasn't a FAQ. Lets see... yup: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/FAQ/zshfaq03.html#l18 3.1: Why does $var where var="foo bar" not do what I expect?