How Do I See All Variables in Linux?

How Do I See All Variables in Linux?
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How do I view variables in Linux?

The most used command to displays the environment variables is printenv . If the name of the variable is passed as an argument to the command, only the value of that variable is displayed. If no argument is specified, printenv prints a list of all environment variables, one variable per line.

How can I see all environment variables?

3.1 Using Environment Variables in Bash Shell

Under bash shell: To list all the environment variables, use the command ” env ” (or ” printenv “). You could also use ” set ” to list all the variables, including all local variables. To reference a variable, use $varname , with a prefix ‘$’ (Windows uses %varname% ).

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