| DISPLAY |
used by the X Window system to
identify the display server |
| DOMAIN |
domain name |
| EDITOR |
stores your favorite line
editor |
| HISTSIZE |
size of the shell history file in
number of lines |
| HOME |
path to your home directory |
| HOSTNAME |
local host name |
| INPUTRC |
location of definition file for
input devices such as keyboard |
| LANG |
preferred language |
| LD_LIBRARY_PATH |
paths to search for libraries |
| LOGNAME |
login name |
| MAIL |
location of your incoming mail
folder |
| MANPATH |
paths to search for man pages |
| OS |
string describing the operating
system |
| OSTYPE |
more information about version
etc. |
| PAGER |
used by programs like man which need to know what to do in case output is
more than one terminal window. |
| PATH |
search paths for commands |
| PS1 |
primary prompt |
| PS2 |
secondary prompt |
| PWD |
present working directory |
| SHELL |
current shell |
| TERM |
terminal type |
| UID |
user ID |
| USER(NAME) |
user name |
| VISUAL |
your favorite full-screen
editor |
| XENVIRONMENT |
location of your personal settings
for X behavior |
| XFILESEARCHPATH |
paths to search for graphical
libraries |
