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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
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