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Old 06-06-2008
Env Variable

Hi,

I have a doubt on Environment variable.
I want to know where and when the envirnment variables are defined?

Thanks & Regards,
Siba
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Old 06-06-2008
That can happen at about every point where you can export variables.
Do a
Code:
find / -type f -exec grep -il NAMEOFTHEVARIABLE {} \;

get a cup of coffee and check back if it's done searching - if not, get another cup.
If you want to limit the directories, you can start with /etc and /home maybe.
 
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