#!/bin/bash

if test -n "$BASH" ; then
	checkpath () 
	{ 
		error=0
		newPATH=
		local IFS=":"
		for p in ${PATH//\/\//\/}
		do
			if [ ! -d "$p" ]; then
				echo "checkpath: $p is not a directory; removing it" >&2
			else
				case :$newPATH: in 
					*:$p:*) echo "checkpath: $p already in path" >&2
					;;
					*)
						[ -d "$p" ] && newPATH=${newPATH:+$newPATH:}$p
					;;
				esac
			fi
		done
		PATH=$newPATH
		echo PATH=$newPATH
		unset newPATH
	}

	checkpath
	export PATH
fi