Variable: path-separator

path-separator is a variable defined in emacs.c.

Value

":"

Documentation

String containing the character that separates directories in search paths, such as PATH and other similar environment variables.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 19.29.

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/emacs.c
  DEFVAR_LISP ("path-separator", Vpath_separator,
	       doc: /* String containing the character that separates directories in
search paths, such as PATH and other similar environment variables.  */);