On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 21:40 +0100, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > On 5/20/05, Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ... > > > No files are affected by the command. All it does is mark a > > > shell variable as being an environment variable that is passed > > > on to any subsequent commands you execute *from that shell*. > ... > > "Every programming language has the ability to access its environment > and to set or unset its variables. The environment is copied to all > child processes through crt0.o which is linked into every executable." > -Steven Orr > > I'm looking at "export" within the context trying to find out where > environment variables are stored. In windows it's possible to bring > up all the environment variables; I assume the same can be done with > linux. my question should've been: where do I find the environment > variables? > You can use the command "env" to display all environment variables. > thanks, > > Thufir >
