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Example settings for the mentioned variables code box breaks emerge install
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The example multi-lined "CONFIG_PROTECT=", breaks emerge install on the current version of portage. It can be fixed by changing it to be single-lined.
Jasjar (talk) 05:03, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
- Actually the provided example is interpreted as a single line due to the included
\(backslashes). --Maffblaster (talk) 10:45, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
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"Important examples" section
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This variable contains a colon-separated list of directories which the dynamic linker searches to find a library.
This variable contains a colon-separated list of directories which the dynamic linker searches to find a library.
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This variable contains a colon-separated list of directories which the man(1) command searches for man pages.
This variable contains a colon-separated list of directories which the man(1) command searches for man pages.
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This variable contains a colon-separated list of directories which the info(1) command searches for info pages.
This variable contains a colon-separated list of directories which the info(1) command searches for info pages.
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This variable contains the path to the program used to list the contents of files (such as less or more(1)).
This variable contains the path to the program used to list the contents of files (such as less or more(1)).
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This variable contains the path to the program used to edit files (such as nano or vi).
This variable contains the path to the program used to edit files (such as nano or vi).
"Defining variables globally" section
"The env.d directory" section
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There are still occasions where a system administrator is asked ...
There are still occasions where a system administrator is asked ...
"env-update" section
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Concatenation only takes place with the following variables:
Concatenation only takes place with the following variables:
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It's possible to add more variables to this list of concatenate-variables by adding the variable name to either the COLON_SEPARATED variable or the SPACE_SEPARATED variable (inside an /etc/env.d/ file).
It's possible to add more variables to this list of concatenate-variables by adding the variable name to either the COLON_SEPARATED variable or the SPACE_SEPARATED variable (inside an /etc/env.d/ file).
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to recreate the /etc/ld.so.cache file used by the dynamic linker.
to recreate the /etc/ld.so.cache file used by the dynamic linker.
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Thus, users working in X or Wayland need to either type
Thus, users working in X or Wayland need to either type
source /etc/profile in every new terminal opened, or restart X or the Wayland compositor so that all new terminals source the new variables."Defining variables locally" section
"User specific" section
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one might want to add /home/my_user/bin and the current working directory (the directory the user is in) to the PATH variable but not want all other users on the system to have those directories in their PATH.
one might want to add /home/my_user/bin and the current working directory (the directory the user is in) to the PATH variable but not want all other users on the system to have those directories in their PATH.
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To define an environment variable locally, use ~/.bashrc (for all interactive shell sessions) or ~/.bash_profile (for login shell sessions):
To define an environment variable locally, use ~/.bashrc (for all interactive shell sessions) or ~/.bash_profile (for login shell sessions):
"Session specific" section
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Sometimes even stricter definitions are required.
Sometimes even stricter definitions are required.
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For instance, a user might want to be able to use binaries from a temporary directory without needing to use the full path to the binaries and without needing to temporarily change ~/.bashrc.
For instance, a user might want to be able to use binaries from a temporary directory without needing to use the full path to the binaries and without needing to temporarily change ~/.bashrc.
- Thank you! These have been added in Special:Diff/1271701/1315907. I left out the env-update ones because most references to it on the Wiki have been removed and we're just waiting for a dev's approval to remove it from the Handbook.
- --csfore (talk) 02:34, 13 October 2024 (UTC)