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Where is my PATH variable being set?
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To find all places where $PATH environment variable is changed use this:
sudo grep -rnw --exclude-dir={boot,dev,lib,media,mnt,proc,root,run,sys,/tmp,tmpfs,var} '/' -e "PATH="
This will search all directories on your system excluding virtual file system directories. In my case with three distros mounted, 697 files are returned.
A more targeted approach for OP is to search for specific path name. You could look for the program that is setting the unusual part of $PATH containing:
/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_79/bin
Run this in the terminal:
sudo grep -rnw --exclude-dir={boot,dev,lib,media,mnt,proc,root,run,sys,/tmp,tmpfs,var} '/' -e "/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_79/bin"
If the first directory in the $PATH is not the culprit then search for the last one:
/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin
grep will return the name of the script / file that is setting the $PATH.