Comments on: System and enviromental variables http://polishlinux.org All About GNU/Linux and BSD - reviews, comparisons, articles Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:17:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Brock Noland http://polishlinux.org/console/system-and-enviromental-variables/#comment-69123 Brock Noland Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:10:28 +0000 http://polishlinux.org/console/system-and-enviromental-variables/#comment-69123 Also see: <code>printenv</code> or I believe in some shells other than BASH <code>env</code> Also see:

printenv

or I believe in some shells other than BASH

env

]]> By: Matt Draisey http://polishlinux.org/console/system-and-enviromental-variables/#comment-65013 Matt Draisey Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:59:17 +0000 http://polishlinux.org/console/system-and-enviromental-variables/#comment-65013 <blockquote>The variable we created above is limited to the shell in which it was called into existence. Programs run from other shells where the variable was not created will not be able to make use of it</blockquote> Not just subshells. Variables created in bash that are not exported are not added to the environment at all and, while their values might be substituted into a command line before it is run, they are otherwise invisible to called programs.

The variable we created above is limited to the shell in which it was called into existence. Programs run from other shells where the variable was not created will not be able to make use of it

Not just subshells. Variables created in bash that are not exported are not added to the environment at all and, while their values might be substituted into a command line before it is run, they are otherwise invisible to called programs.

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