# PowerShell - System PATH Helpers
*Source: https://gist.github.com/014f18d00bea1c63ca5da34fa66a71e0#file-syspath-psm1*
```powershell
Function Add-SystemPath {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
This function updates enironment PATH variable.
.DESCRIPTION
This function in details:
* adds specified paths to %PATH% environment variable
.PARAMETER PathToAdd
Array of paths to add.
.LINK
https://github.com/a4099181/vagrant-provvin/blob/master/docs/Add-SystemPath.md
.LINK
https://github.com/a4099181/vagrant-provvin/blob/master/modules/extend-PATH-environment-variable.psm1
.NOTES
Author: bryjamus <
[email protected]>
#>
Param([array] $PathToAdd)
$VerifiedPathsToAdd = $Null
Foreach ($Path in $PathToAdd) {
$UserPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)
if ($UserPath -like "*$Path*") {
Write-Host "Currnet item in path is: $Path"
Write-Host "$Path already exists in Path statement"
}
else {
$VerifiedPathsToAdd += ";$Path"
Write-Host "`$VerifiedPathsToAdd updated to contain: $Path"
}
if ($VerifiedPathsToAdd -ne $null) {
Write-Host "`$VerifiedPathsToAdd contains: $verifiedPathsToAdd"
Write-Host "Adding $Path to Path statement now..."
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $UserPath + $VerifiedPathsToAdd, [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)
}
}
}
```
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