# Windows PATH contains trunk

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-path-contains-trunk/88831>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 14, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-path-contains-trunk/88831 "2007-03-14T20:26:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![dkmd\_nielsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@dkmd\_nielsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dkmd_nielsen)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-path-contains-trunk/88831/1 "2007-03-14T20:26:03Z")

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C:\Program Files\Ruby\trunk\Build;C:\Program Files\Ruby\trunk\Src\Ruby

The following is in my windows path. What is it? My ruby  
installation is in c:\ruby-185-21. So why is this path pointing at c:  
\program files\ruby?

As always, your responses are appreciated.  
dvn

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**Author:** ![dkmd\_nielsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@dkmd\_nielsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dkmd_nielsen)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-path-contains-trunk/88831/2 "2007-03-14T23:38:35Z")

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On 3/14/07, dkmd\_nielsen [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> C:\Program Files\Ruby\trunk\Build;C:\Program Files\Ruby\trunk\Src\Ruby
> 
> The following is in my windows path. What is it? My ruby  
> installation is in c:\ruby-185-21. So why is this path pointing at c:  
> \program files\ruby?

I’m not sure why that might be, but I’ll take the opportunity to plug my  
Windows path editor gem. It installs a script which automatically cleans  
up  
your path. Install via “gem install patheditor” and, once installed,  
execute  
“path\_editor --help” for more info on using it.

More info at [http://rubyforge.org/projects/patheditor/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/patheditor/)

Justin