to Unix and GNU/Linux systems. On MS-DOS and MS-Windows, the
directories are separated by semi-colons instead, since DOS/Windows
file names might include a colon after a drive letter.} to search for
-Emacs Lisp files. If set, it modifies the usual initial value of the
+Emacs Lisp files. If set, it replaces the usual initial value of the
@code{load-path} variable (@pxref{Lisp Libraries}). An empty element
stands for the default value of @code{load-path}; e.g., using
@samp{EMACSLOADPATH="/tmp:"} adds @file{/tmp} to the front of