Avoid adding modified PATH to multiple shell config files

userpath.append() seems to write the modified PATH to all available shell configuration files currently. Example:

$ mkdir temp/ && userpath append -s bash temp/
$ tail -n 2 .bashrc && tail -n 2 .profile 
# Created by `userpath` on 2023-06-18 13:18:55
export PATH="$PATH:/home/user/temp"
# Created by `userpath` on 2023-06-18 13:18:55
export PATH="$PATH:/home/user/temp"

I'd think there should be an option to turn that off. Or is there?

This code seems to be responsible for the behaviour:

userpath/userpath/interface.py

Lines 133 to 134 in 9b475a5

    
           for shell in self.shells: 
        
               for file, contents in shell.config(location, front=front).items():

@ofek

@ofek Would you be interested in such a feature (maybe through a command line option)? If so, I'd be happy to contribute.

I would very much appreciate that! I think maybe what you're talking about should be the default behavior, see this issue #3 (comment)

Could you state your preference, then? Only adding to shell login file, or a CLI option like --file and environment variable, or both?

Preferably both but the former for sure, just modify one file by default

Hrm, and then #48 was reverted?!?

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	for shell in self.shells:
	for file, contents in shell.config(location, front=front).items():

Avoid adding modified PATH to multiple shell config files #46

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chrysle commented on Jun 29, 2023

ofek commented on Jun 29, 2023

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