Multiple executables in path (Was: NON-SOURCE POSTINGS CONSIDERED HARMFUL!)

[Dan Bernstein]

Hmmm. I've always been satisfied with the speed of

  alias which 'echo `echo "$PATH" | tr : '\''\012'\'' | sed -e '\''s+$+/\!:1+'\'' -e '\''s:^:/.[.]:'\''` | sed '\''s:/../:/:g'\'''

---Dan