i'd argue that env(1)'s name has mislead you --- it's most _commonly_
used just for the "do a $PATH lookup" side-effect, so a shell script
only has assume that it knows where _env_ lives, without having to
assume that it knows where (say) python lives. so `#!/usr/bin/env
python` rather than `#!/usr
On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 5:24 PM Collin Funk wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Hongyi Zhao writes:
>
> > Using env command:
> >
> > env PATH="/custom/path:$PATH" my_command
> >
> > Directly setting the environment variable:
> >
> > PATH="/custom/path:$PATH" my_command
> [...]
> > In what scenarios would it be mor
Hi,
Hongyi Zhao writes:
> Using env command:
>
> env PATH="/custom/path:$PATH" my_command
>
> Directly setting the environment variable:
>
> PATH="/custom/path:$PATH" my_command
[...]
> In what scenarios would it be more appropriate to use env versus
> directly setting the environment variable?
On 6/4/24 11:45, Hongyi Zhao wrote:
Are there any functional differences between these two methods in
terms of how the environment variables are set and utilized by
my_command?
No, the started process my_command will see the environment variables
regardless whether they are set by the env progr
On 6/4/24 04:45, Hongyi Zhao wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have a question regarding the best practices for setting environment
> variables when executing commands in Unix-like operating systems.
> Specifically, I would like to understand the differences and use cases
> for using the env command versus
Hi there,
I have a question regarding the best practices for setting environment
variables when executing commands in Unix-like operating systems.
Specifically, I would like to understand the differences and use cases
for using the env command versus directly setting the environment
variable befor
