diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index a979775..ac4085a 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pathadd() {
+    if [ -d "$1" ] && [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$1:"* ]]; then
+        PATH="$1${PATH:+":$PATH"}"
+    fi
+}
+
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 # The best editor
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@@ -20,7 +26,9 @@ mkdir -p ~/src ~/tmp ~/var/log
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 # Update the path with local overrides
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-export PATH=~/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:${PATH}
+pathadd /usr/local/sbin
+pathadd /usr/local/bin
+pathadd ~/bin
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