Hi Dave,
$PATH alone works as well for this.
mark@z:~$ $PATH
bash: /home/mark/.dist/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/games:.: No such file or directory
mark@z:~$
mark@z:~$ su
Password:
root@z:/home/mark# $PATH
bash: /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/games: No such file or directory
root@z:/home/mark#
I think you meant:
echo $PATH