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

[Andy Young]

> There simply is no universal standard for setting environment variables.

Thank for that Bruce. From the feedback received at least I'm not feeling
like such a clueless newbie now ;)

Andy.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Richardson [mailto:itsbruce at uklinux.net] 
Sent: 11 March 2003 07:46
To: gllug at linux.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Best Way To Set Global Env Variables and Path?


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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