bash - Adding a directory of files to PATH -

i'm trying add set of subdirectory's path in simple way possible.

currently structure is:

main_project/    subproject/bin/    subproject2/bin/    subproject spaces/bin/

i'm using simple bash-fu in .bash_profile:

path="$path:$(echo /projects/main_project/*/bin | tr ' ' ':')"

the problem path spaces comes out as:

subproject:with:spaces/bin/ in $path

you should using printf instead:

path="$path$(printf ":%s" /projects/main_project/*/bin)"

HR