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authornimisha <nimisha.sharad@msystechnologies.com>2017-08-23 14:56:44 +0530
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Updated release_notes for windows_path
Signed-off-by: nimisha <nimisha.sharad@msystechnologies.com>
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# Chef Client Release Notes 13.3:
+## windows_path resource
+
+`windows_path` resource has been moved to core chef from windows cookbook. Use the `windows_path` resource to manage path environment key in Microsoft Windows.
+
+### Actions
+
+- `:add` - Add an item to the system path
+- `:remove` - Remove an item from the system path
+
+### Properties
+
+- `path` - Name attribute. The name of the value to add to the system path
+
+### Examples
+
+Add Sysinternals to the system path
+
+```ruby
+windows_path 'C:\Sysinternals' do
+ action :add
+end
+```
+
+Remove 7-Zip from the system path
+
+```ruby
+windows_path 'C:\7-Zip' do
+ action :remove
+end
+```
+
## Unprivileged Symlink Creation on Windows
Chef can now create symlinks without privilege escalation, which allows for the creation of symlinks on Windows 10 Creator Update.