linux ?

[Brian Kelsay]

Brian D wrote:

> --- Jason Clinton wrote:
> 
>>Christopher A. Bier wrote:
>>
>>
>>>  Paul,
>>>You'll want to add this to your ~/.bash_profile
>>
>>file, if you're
>>
>>>using bash.
>>You could use that solution but it would probably be
>>better if you added 
>>the changes to a file in /etc/env.d . On most Linux
>>systems, an 
> 
> /etc/env.d is distro dependent on my system it is
> /etc/profile.d
> but all distros should have a /etc/profile script
> where the changes can be added.

I read a couple of days ago that on Debian systems they discourage the 
use of environment variables.  Something about having decent default 
values for programs without depending on environment variables to be there.

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