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haas:spring2014:unix:labs:lab4 [2014/02/09 14:58] – [Tab Completions] wedgehaas:spring2014:unix:labs:lab4 [2014/02/09 15:00] (current) – [Environment Variables] wedge
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   * <nowiki>$</nowiki>SHELL   * <nowiki>$</nowiki>SHELL
  
-Environment variables are identified with the $ prefixing an ALL-CAPITAL variable name. This is to visually distinguish them. Lowercase names can be used for personal variables that are declared.+Environment variables are identified with the <nowiki>$</nowiki> prefixing an ALL-CAPITAL variable name. This is to visually distinguish them. Lowercase names can be used for personal variables that are declared.
  
  
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 |:::^  d.|What is your path?| |:::^  d.|What is your path?|
  
-<WRAP round info box>The **echo** utility can also be used for displaying the contents of environment variables (in the form of: echo $VARNAME)</WRAP>+<WRAP round info box>The **echo** utility can also be used for displaying the contents of environment variables</WRAP>
  
 ^  5.  ^|Do the following:| ^  5.  ^|Do the following:|
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