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Fixed minor formatting issues in Linux Environment Variables
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linux-hardening/linux-environment-variables.md
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@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ cat /proc/`python -c "import os; print(os.getppid())"`/environ
#### **Files that affect behavior for only a specific user:**
* _**\~/.bashrc**_: This file behaves the same way _/etc/bash.bashrc_ file works but it is executed only for a specific user. If you want to create an environment for yourself go ahead and modify or create this file in your home directory.
* _**\~/.profile, \~/.bash\_profile, \~/.bash\_login**_**:** These files are same as _/etc/profile_. The difference comes in the way it is executed. This file is executed only when a user in whose home directory this file exists, logs in.
* _**\~/.profile, \~/.bash\_profile, \~/.bash\_login**_: These files are same as _/etc/profile_. The difference comes in the way it is executed. This file is executed only when a user in whose home directory this file exists, logs in.
**Extracted from:** [**here**](https://codeburst.io/linux-environment-variables-53cea0245dc9) **and** [**here**](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html\_node/Bash-Startup-Files.html)
@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ From: [https://geek-university.com/linux/common-environment-variables/](https://
* **DISPLAY** – the display used by **X**. This variable is usually set to **:0.0**, which means the first display on the current computer.
* **EDITOR** – the user’s preferred text editor.
* **HISTFILESIZE** – the maximum number of lines contained in the history file.
* \*\*HISTSIZE - \*\*Number of lines added to the history file when the user finish his session
* **HISTSIZE** – Number of lines added to the history file when the user finish his session
* **HOME** – your home directory.
* **HOSTNAME** – the hostname of the computer.
* **LANG** – your current language.
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ From: [https://geek-university.com/linux/common-environment-variables/](https://
* **MANPATH** – the list of directories to search for manual pages.
* **OSTYPE** – the type of operating system.
* **PS1** – the default prompt in bash.
* \*\*PATH - \*\*stores the path of all the directories which holds binary files you want to execute just by specifying the name of the file and not by relative or absolute path.
* **PATH** – stores the path of all the directories which holds binary files you want to execute just by specifying the name of the file and not by relative or absolute path.
* **PWD** – the current working directory.
* **SHELL** – the path to the current command shell (for example, **/bin/bash**).
* **TERM** – the current terminal type (for example, **xterm**).