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+#!/bin/sh
+# rustup shell setup
+# affix colons on either side of $PATH to simplify matching
+case ":${PATH}:" in
+    *:"$HOME/.cargo/bin":*)
+        ;;
+    *)
+        # Prepending path in case a system-installed rustc needs to be overridden
+        export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+        ;;
+esac 
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