What is the purpose of the PATH environment variable?

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It allows the execution of commands without the need to know the location of the executable.

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It increases security by preventing commands from running in certain locations.

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It specifies the location of a user's home directory.

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It indicates the location of the default shell to be used when a user logs in.

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It contains the absolute path to the current directory.

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