Setting environment variables in UNIX

This procedure describes how to set environment variables in UNIX, which enables you to see messages from the console.

To set environment variables in UNIX:

• Do one of the following:
  • If you use csh or tcsh, use the following syntax:

    setenv <envVar> <value>

    setenv DISPLAY myhost:0.0

  • If you use sh or ksh, use the following syntax:

    <envVar>=<value>

    export <envVar>

    DISPLAY=myhost:0.0

    export DISPLAY

  <envVar> is the name of the environment variable.

  <value> is the value assigned to the environment variable.