[Gllug] Best Way To Set Global Env Variables and Path?

[Bruce Richardson]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 10:57:29PM +0000, Pete wrote:
> [env vars]
> 
> No-one seems to have mentioned the /etc/environment file.  Isn't this it's
> purpose?

Yes, but while XDM uses this file (and SSH *may* depending on how it was
compiled) bash certainly doesn't.  There simply is no universal standard
for setting environment variables.

-- 
Bruce

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