#!/bin/bash
s='.:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:.:/sbin:/bin'
sed -r -e 's/(.+)\.:/.:\1/' -e 's/(.)\.:/\1/g' -e 's/\.:(.+)/\1:./' <<< "$s"
# => /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:.
s='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:.:/sbin:/bin'
sed -r -e 's/(.+)\.:/.:\1/' -e 's/(.)\.:/\1/g' -e 's/\.:(.+)/\1:./' <<< "$s"
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