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An introduction to the most useful special and environment variables in Bash

If you're writing a Bash script, you will invariably need to pass values to it—aka arguments or positional parameters. Bash's ...
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JAVA_HOME

JAVA_HOME is an operating system (OS) environment variable which can optionally be set after either the Java Development Kit (JDK) or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is installed. The JAVA_HOME ...
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Fix JAVA_HOME errors | Invalid directory | Not set or defined | Points to JRE

There’s nothing worse than installing your favorite Java-based application — such as Minecraft, Maven, Jenkins or Apache Pig — only to run into a JAVA_HOME is ...
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How to use Environment Variable Editor in PowerToys?

Microsoft updated its open-source tool collection utility to a new version, and among the several new features and improvements, PowerToys is now equipped with an Environment Variable Editor. Apart ...
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Linux 101: What are environment variables?

Linux 101: What are environment variables? Your email has been sent Jack Wallen introduces you to Linux environment variables. What are they and how are they set and ...