[FIXED] Why does '/opt/local/bin' takes precedence over '/bin' despite `$PATH`?

Issue

Bash that comes with macOS is of version 3.2.57 (the '/bin/bash'), however, I also have Bash version 5.1.12 which lives in '/opt/local/bin'. I'm interested in why the latter is used when I execute 'bash' despite that '/bin' goes after '/opt/local/bin' in the $PATH variable?

Solution

It turns out that the $PATH is read from left to right and the first match takes precedence

Answered By - felps321

Answer Checked By - Katrina (PHPFixing Volunteer)