desktop safe_path too restrictive

[johrstrom]

Just a note that forcing the "regular system paths" actually breaks our system as we don't have mate installed in any of the the regular locations. Would be nice if this only removed user paths. Maybe something like

SAFE_PATH=$(echo -n $PATH | tr : '\n' | grep -v ^"$HOME" | tr '\n' :)

Originally posted by @twhitehead in #4160 (comment)

[twhitehead]

Thanks @johrstrom. An updated expression for you that use NULL separation instead of newlines, as it is technically possibly to have a newline in a directory name, won't match prefix on $HOME, and doesn't add a trailing :

SAFE_PATH=$(echo -n "$PATH" | tr : '\0' | grep -zvE ^"$HOME"'($|/)' | tr '\0' : | head -c -1)

[Bubballoo3]

This issue was identified as a duplicate of #4325, which we had previously scheduled in 4.1. That issue was closed and this issue has assumed its place in the milestone and projects