Linux printenv command
Updated: 03/13/2021 by Computer Hope
On Unix-like operating systems, the printenv command prints all or part of the shell environment.
This page describes the GNU/Linux version of printenv.
Syntax
printenv [OPTION]... [VARIABLE]...
printenv prints the values of the specified environment VARIABLE(s). If no VARIABLE is specified, print name and value pairs for them all.
Note
Your shell may have its own version of printenv, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.
| -0, --null |
End each output line with 0 byte rather than newline. |
| --help | Display a help message, and exit. |
Examples
printenv HOME
Display the location of the current user's home directory.
printenv
Display the values of all environment variables.
Related commands
env — Report the value of environment variables.