Adding paths to PATH using a multi-line syntax
As far as I understand, the usual way to add a path to the PATH environment variable is by concatenating paths separated by the : character.
environment-variables
Get environment variable of other user
Is there a way I can see the environment variable of an other user? I want to do that as root, so permissions won’t be a problem I guess. For the user himself, I use echo $PATH or set | grep PATH (or set when I don’t remember the variable name). What would be a … Read more
Is there a nice way to set directory/project local environment variables?
I have been working on several projects, and they require different environment variables (e.g., PATH for different versions of clang executables, PYTHONPATH for several external modules). Whenever I work on one project, I have to modify these environment variables myself (e.g., change .zshrc/.bashrc and source it); and I sometimes forget and make mistakes.
clear out all variables without closing terminal
I want to know how to clear all variables which I defined in command prompt without closing terminal ?
Difference between logname and $LOGNAME
While reading about environment variables, the one I came across was LOGNAME, I’d like to know the difference between this variable and whatever the command logname returns – as both of them did differ in what they returned.