diff --git a/.local/bin/env b/.local/bin/env
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+#!/bin/sh
+# add binaries to PATH if they aren't added yet
+# affix colons on either side of $PATH to simplify matching
+case ":${PATH}:" in
+    *:"$HOME/.local/share/../bin":*)
+        ;;
+    *)
+        # Prepending path in case a system-installed binary needs to be overridden
+        export PATH="$HOME/.local/share/../bin:$PATH"
+        ;;
+esac