pave is a cross-platform CLI for managing your PATH. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux across multiple shells.
Getting Started
Installation
homebrew (macOS/linux)
brew tap microsoft/pave https://github.com/microsoft/pave brew install pave
winget (windows)
winget install Microsoft.Pave
download from releases
download the latest release
Shell Plugin
On Windows, pave writes directly to the registry and broadcasts WM_SETTINGCHANGE.
On macOS/Linux, add the plugin to your shell config:
Bash
Add to ~/.bashrc:
export PATH="$(pave env bash)"
Zsh
Add to ~/.zshrc:
export PATH="$(pave env zsh)"
Fish
Add to ~/.config/fish/config.fish:
set -gx PATH (pave env fish)
PowerShell
Add to your profile ($PROFILE):
$env:PATH = (pave env pwsh)
Xonsh
Add to ~/.xonshrc:
$PATH = $(pave env xonsh).strip().split('\n')
Nushell
Add to your env config ($nu.env-path):
$env.PATH = (pave env nushell | lines)
Usage
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Add current directory | pave add . |
| Add specific directory | pave add /usr/local/go/bin |
| Search & add executable | pave add rustup |
| Remove directory | pave remove /usr/local/go/bin |
| Remove interactively | pave remove |
| List PATH entries | pave list |
| Search PATH | pave search node |
Integrations
Contributing
This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com.
When you submit a pull request, a CLA bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., status check, comment). Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA.
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.
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