() { # create path entries
local PATH_ENTRY
for PATH_ENTRY in \
"${HOME}/.local/bin" \
"${HOME}/.local/share/$(hostnamectl --static)" \
"${GOPATH}/bin" \
;
do
echo "$PATH" | sed 's/:/\n/g' | grep -q "^$PATH_ENTRY$" \
&& continue # avoid duplicate PATH entries
mkdir -p "$PATH_ENTRY" 2>/dev/null \
|| continue # avoid invalid PATH entries
export PATH="$PATH_ENTRY:$PATH"
done
return 0
}