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+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
+    export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
+    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
+# set user private LIB search path
+if [ -d "$HOME/lib" ] ; then
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+fi
+
+# set user private LIB search path
+if [ -d "$HOME/.local/lib" ] ; then
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/.local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+fi
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