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Environment Variables
The behaviour of many programs can be altered by environment variables.
Variable | Meaning |
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PATH |
Colon-separated list of directories to search for each command. |
EDITOR |
Default editor. |
DISPLAY |
In the X window system, a display consists (simplified) of a keyboard, a mouse and a screen. |
PS1 |
Prompt displayed before each new command. |