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config:env [2018/02/28 16:48] – [bash/sh] Mention /etc/profile and sudo -E digital manconfig:env [2018/04/23 17:15] – [bash/sh] Mention 'env' and 'printenv' utils for setting/testing environment changes digital man
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 === /etc/profile === === /etc/profile ===
-In Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions (e.g. Ubuntu), you can also set environment variables in your ''/etc/profile'' file, like so:+In Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions (e.g. Ubuntu), you can also set environment variables in your ''/etc/profile'' file (and/or ''~/.profile''), like so:
  
   export SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl   export SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl
 +  
 +=== env ===
 +You may also use the ''env'' utility to set an environment variable for a specific program invocation:
 +
 +  env SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl /sbbs/exec/sbbs
 +  
 +Note: You can use the same syntax **without** the ''env'' part. The environment variable(s) specified will only be set for the life of the process being invoked.
  
 === sudo === === sudo ===
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   sudo -E sbbs   sudo -E sbbs
 +  
 +=== Testing ===
 +
 +You can use either of the following command-lines to test if a particular environment variable is set correctly (the environment variable value should be printed in response to either):
 +
 +  * ''echo $SBBSCTRL''
 +  * ''printenv SBBSCTRL''
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 ==== csh/tcsh ==== ==== csh/tcsh ====

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