Where are my environment variables coming from?

jrbiochem · 06-03-2004, 05:37 AM

Hi to all,

I have a question regarding environment variables. Having looked at all the startup files mentioned in the forums (/etc/bashrc, /etc/profile/, home/.basrc etc...), I can't find where all the enviroment variables (resulting from the 'env' command) are coming from.

Would be very grateful if someone could enlighten me!

Cheers,

Jon

320mb · 06-03-2004, 08:38 AM

Quote:

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for env is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and env programs are properly installed at your site, the com-
mand

info env

should give you access to the complete manual.

env (coreutils) 4.5.3

This is from the man page...........

mikshaw · 06-03-2004, 09:42 AM

They're set from various sources, depending on what you have installed and how your system is configured. Any startup script which includes a line like "export VARIABLE=value" is modifying your environment

jrbiochem · 06-03-2004, 11:18 AM

Thanks for the replies! Still a bit new at this Liunx malarky.....

Jon