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env

Show the environment or run a program in a modified environment.

  • Show the environment:

env

  • Run a program. Often used in scripts after the shebang (#!) for looking up the path to the program:

env {{program}}

  • Clear the environment and run a program:

env -i {{program}}

  • Remove variable from the environment and run a program:

env -u {{variable}} {{program}}

  • Set a variable and run a program:

env {{variable}}={{value}} {{program}}