[SOLVED] Environmental variables for SH and BASH scripts

[kyonides]

I'd like to see if anyone knows where I can find that info regarding the environmental variables for Linux (and KDE if needed or if they're also convenient and do exist).

I only know about $HOME and that's pretty much all I know...

[Telengard]

Re: Environmental variables for SH and BASH scripts

There is a complete list of Bourne Shell and BASH variables in `The GNU Bash Reference Manual', Section 5, "Shell Variables". It is installable from the package bash-doc.

I don't know where a complete list of KDE variables might be found.

Edit

If it is too inconvenient to install the manual locally, you can read it here.

[Telengard]

Re: Environmental variables for SH and BASH scripts

Found by a simple web search with the terms "kde AND variables", first result.

KDE System Administration/Environment Variables

[Telengard]

Re: Environmental variables for SH and BASH scripts

To get a list of names marked for export:

$ export

To get a complete list of names in the current environment:

$ declare

More information on these commands in `The GNU Bash Reference Manual', Section 4 "Shell Builtin Commands".

[GreyGeek]

Re: Environmental variables for SH and BASH scripts

When I want to see my environmental variables and what is assigned to them I open a Konsole and issue
env

[Telengard]

Re: Environmental variables for SH and BASH scripts

When I want to see my environmental variables and what is assigned to them I open a Konsole and issue
env

Neat

22.2 `env': Run a command in a modified environment
. . .
If no command name is specified following the environment
specifications, the resulting environment is printed. This is like
specifying the `printenv' program.

$ printenv --help
Usage: printenv [VARIABLE]...
 or: printenv OPTION
If no environment VARIABLE specified, print them all.

More information in the coreutils info documentation, section 19.3.

info coreutils

[kyonides]

Re: Environmental variables for SH and BASH scripts

Thanks for the info! At least I can tell you I can now use $PWD and $OLDPWD in any script. IDK what to do with the rest of them he he he.