Variable: tramp-remote-path

tramp-remote-path is a customizable variable defined in tramp.el.gz.

Value

(tramp-default-remote-path "/bin" "/usr/bin" "/sbin" "/usr/sbin" "/usr/local/bin" "/usr/local/sbin" "/local/bin" "/local/freeware/bin" "/local/gnu/bin" "/usr/freeware/bin" "/usr/pkg/bin" "/usr/contrib/bin" "/opt/bin" "/opt/sbin" "/opt/local/bin")

Documentation

List of directories to search for executables on remote host.

For every remote host, this variable will be set buffer local, keeping the list of existing directories on that host.

You can use "~" in this list, but when searching for a shell which groks tilde expansion, all directory names starting with "~" will be ignored.

Default Directories represent the list of directories given by the command "getconf PATH". It is recommended to use this entry on head of this list, because these are the default directories for POSIX compatible commands. On remote hosts which do not offer the getconf command, the value "/bin:/usr/bin" is used instead. This entry is represented in the list by the special value tramp-default-remote-path.

Private Directories are the settings of the $PATH environment, as given in your ~/.profile. This entry is represented in the list by the special value tramp-own-remote-path.

For a full discussion, see Info node (tramp) Remote programs.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 23.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/net/tramp.el.gz
;; "getconf PATH" yields:
;; HP-UX: /usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/opt/ansic/bin:/opt/langtools/bin:/opt/fortran/bin
;; Solaris: /usr/xpg4/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/bin:/opt/SUNWspro/bin
;; GNU/Linux (Debian, Suse, RHEL, Cygwin, MINGW64): /bin:/usr/bin
;; FreeBSD, DragonFly: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin: - beware trailing ":"!
;; FreeBSD 12.1, Darwin: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
;; IRIX64: /usr/bin
;; QNAP QTS: ---
;; Hydra: /run/current-system/sw/bin:/bin:/usr/bin
(defcustom tramp-remote-path
  '(tramp-default-remote-path "/bin" "/usr/bin" "/sbin" "/usr/sbin"
    "/usr/local/bin" "/usr/local/sbin" "/local/bin" "/local/freeware/bin"
    "/local/gnu/bin" "/usr/freeware/bin" "/usr/pkg/bin" "/usr/contrib/bin"
    "/opt/bin" "/opt/sbin" "/opt/local/bin")
  "List of directories to search for executables on remote host.
For every remote host, this variable will be set buffer local,
keeping the list of existing directories on that host.

You can use \"~\" in this list, but when searching for a shell which groks
tilde expansion, all directory names starting with \"~\" will be ignored.

`Default Directories' represent the list of directories given by
the command \"getconf PATH\".  It is recommended to use this
entry on head of this list, because these are the default
directories for POSIX compatible commands.  On remote hosts which
do not offer the getconf command, the value \"/bin:/usr/bin\" is
used instead.  This entry is represented in the list by the
special value `tramp-default-remote-path'.

`Private Directories' are the settings of the $PATH environment,
as given in your `~/.profile'.  This entry is represented in
the list by the special value `tramp-own-remote-path'.

For a full discussion, see Info node `(tramp) Remote programs'."
  :group 'tramp
  :type '(repeat (choice
		  (const :tag "Default Directories" tramp-default-remote-path)
		  (const :tag "Private Directories" tramp-own-remote-path)
		  (string :tag "Directory"))))