env / export

SafeEnvironment variables

env | grep PATH

Lists and sets env vars. 'Works by hand, fails in cron' almost always means env differences — compare with env.

Examples

env -i PATH=/usr/bin /opt/job.shReproduce with a cron-like bare env

Syntax

env / export VAR=value / printenv [VAR]

Before you run it

Read/session-only changes.

Related commands

crontabScheduled jobs (cron)
whichLocate a command
aliasCommand aliases

The same reference, with no signal at all

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