Quick links About env Syntax Examples Related commands Unix main page About env Displays your Unix environment variables. Syntax env Examples env - Typing env at the prompt would give something similar to. HOME=/computerhope/public_html PATH=/usr/local/bin: LOGNAME=admin HZ=100 TERM=vt100 TZ=MST7MDT SHELL=/bin/csh MAIL=/var/mail/computerhope _INIT_UTS_PLATFORM=SUNW,SPARCstation-10 _INIT_UTS_RELEASE=5.7 _INIT_UTS_SYSNAME=SunOS _INIT_UTS_VERSION=Generic_106541-08 EDITOR=pico -t OPENWINHOME=/usr/openwin MANPATH=/usr/man:/usr/local/man:/usr/openwin/man LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:/usr/openwin/lib PAGER=more
Above is a wide variety of information. Below is brief description of each of the more commonly listed environment variables.
| EDITOR | Name of editor used. |
| HOME | The directory that you are first logged into. |
| SHELL | The program you run as your command-line interpreter. |
| TERM | The type of terminal emulation used. |
| PATH | Listing of directories searched when logging on. |
| MAIL | Location of where the mail is stored |
| MANPATH | Location of your Manuals. See man command. |
| LOGNAME | The login name. |
| TZ | Time zone of computer |
Related commands csh ksh logname sh |