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I set some environment variables in a terminal, and then run my script. How can I pull in the variables in the script? I need to know their values. Simply referring to them as $MY_VAR1 doesn't work; it is empty.






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I set some environment variables in a terminal, and then run my script. How can I pull in the variables in the script? I need to know their values. Simply referring to them as $MY_VAR1 doesn't work; it is empty.






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I set some environment variables in a terminal, and then run my script. How can I pull in the variables in the script? I need to know their values. Simply referring to them as $MY_VAR1 doesn't work; it is empty.






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I set some environment variables in a terminal, and then run my script. How can I pull in the variables in the script? I need to know their values. Simply referring to them as $MY_VAR1 doesn't work; it is empty.






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  • Possible duplicate of How can I pass an environment variable to a script?

    – Julien Lopez
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  • Possible duplicate of How can I pass an environment variable to a script?

    – Julien Lopez
    1 hour ago

















Possible duplicate of How can I pass an environment variable to a script?

– Julien Lopez
1 hour ago





Possible duplicate of How can I pass an environment variable to a script?

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If the variables are truly environment variables (i.e., they've been exported with export) in the environment that invokes your script, then they would be available in your script. That they aren't suggests that you haven't exported them, or that you run the script from an environment where they simply don't exist even as shell variables.



Example:



$ cat script.sh

#!/bin/sh



echo "$hello"






$ sh script.sh


(one empty line of output since hello doesn't exist anywhere)





$ hello="hi there"

$ sh script.sh


(still only an empty line as output as hello is only a shell variable, not an environment variable)



$ export hello

$ sh script.sh

hi there


Alternatively, to set the environment variable just for this script and not in the calling environment:



$ hello="sorry, I'm busy" sh script.sh

sorry, I'm busy






$ env hello="this works too" sh script.sh

this works too





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    You need to ensure you export the environment variables you want to have access to in your script before you invoke the script. IE:



    Unix> export MY_TEMP=/tmp
    
Unix> some_script.sh


    Now some_script.sh would have access to $MY_TEMP -- when you invoke a shell script, you get a new environment, with only exported variables, unless you "source" it by preceeding the script command with a period (".") and a space, then your script name:



    Unix>  . some_script.sh  # runs in current environment


    Debugging tip: Include near the top of your script the set command to see what variables your script can see.






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      If the variables are truly environment variables (i.e., they've been exported with export) in the environment that invokes your script, then they would be available in your script. That they aren't suggests that you haven't exported them, or that you run the script from an environment where they simply don't exist even as shell variables.



      Example:



      $ cat script.sh
      
#!/bin/sh
      

      
echo "$hello"
      





      $ sh script.sh


      (one empty line of output since hello doesn't exist anywhere)





      $ hello="hi there"
      
$ sh script.sh


      (still only an empty line as output as hello is only a shell variable, not an environment variable)



      $ export hello
      
$ sh script.sh
      
hi there


      Alternatively, to set the environment variable just for this script and not in the calling environment:



      $ hello="sorry, I'm busy" sh script.sh
      
sorry, I'm busy
      





      $ env hello="this works too" sh script.sh
      
this works too





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        If the variables are truly environment variables (i.e., they've been exported with export) in the environment that invokes your script, then they would be available in your script. That they aren't suggests that you haven't exported them, or that you run the script from an environment where they simply don't exist even as shell variables.



        Example:



        $ cat script.sh
        
#!/bin/sh
        

        
echo "$hello"
        





        $ sh script.sh


        (one empty line of output since hello doesn't exist anywhere)





        $ hello="hi there"
        
$ sh script.sh


        (still only an empty line as output as hello is only a shell variable, not an environment variable)



        $ export hello
        
$ sh script.sh
        
hi there


        Alternatively, to set the environment variable just for this script and not in the calling environment:



        $ hello="sorry, I'm busy" sh script.sh
        
sorry, I'm busy
        





        $ env hello="this works too" sh script.sh
        
this works too





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          If the variables are truly environment variables (i.e., they've been exported with export) in the environment that invokes your script, then they would be available in your script. That they aren't suggests that you haven't exported them, or that you run the script from an environment where they simply don't exist even as shell variables.



          Example:



          $ cat script.sh
          
#!/bin/sh
          

          
echo "$hello"
          





          $ sh script.sh


          (one empty line of output since hello doesn't exist anywhere)





          $ hello="hi there"
          
$ sh script.sh


          (still only an empty line as output as hello is only a shell variable, not an environment variable)



          $ export hello
          
$ sh script.sh
          
hi there


          Alternatively, to set the environment variable just for this script and not in the calling environment:



          $ hello="sorry, I'm busy" sh script.sh
          
sorry, I'm busy
          





          $ env hello="this works too" sh script.sh
          
this works too





          share|improve this answer















          If the variables are truly environment variables (i.e., they've been exported with export) in the environment that invokes your script, then they would be available in your script. That they aren't suggests that you haven't exported them, or that you run the script from an environment where they simply don't exist even as shell variables.



          Example:



          $ cat script.sh
          
#!/bin/sh
          

          
echo "$hello"
          





          $ sh script.sh


          (one empty line of output since hello doesn't exist anywhere)





          $ hello="hi there"
          
$ sh script.sh


          (still only an empty line as output as hello is only a shell variable, not an environment variable)



          $ export hello
          
$ sh script.sh
          
hi there


          Alternatively, to set the environment variable just for this script and not in the calling environment:



          $ hello="sorry, I'm busy" sh script.sh
          
sorry, I'm busy
          





          $ env hello="this works too" sh script.sh
          
this works too






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              You need to ensure you export the environment variables you want to have access to in your script before you invoke the script. IE:



              Unix> export MY_TEMP=/tmp
              
Unix> some_script.sh


              Now some_script.sh would have access to $MY_TEMP -- when you invoke a shell script, you get a new environment, with only exported variables, unless you "source" it by preceeding the script command with a period (".") and a space, then your script name:



              Unix>  . some_script.sh  # runs in current environment


              Debugging tip: Include near the top of your script the set command to see what variables your script can see.






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                You need to ensure you export the environment variables you want to have access to in your script before you invoke the script. IE:



                Unix> export MY_TEMP=/tmp
                
Unix> some_script.sh


                Now some_script.sh would have access to $MY_TEMP -- when you invoke a shell script, you get a new environment, with only exported variables, unless you "source" it by preceeding the script command with a period (".") and a space, then your script name:



                Unix>  . some_script.sh  # runs in current environment


                Debugging tip: Include near the top of your script the set command to see what variables your script can see.






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                  You need to ensure you export the environment variables you want to have access to in your script before you invoke the script. IE:



                  Unix> export MY_TEMP=/tmp
                  
Unix> some_script.sh


                  Now some_script.sh would have access to $MY_TEMP -- when you invoke a shell script, you get a new environment, with only exported variables, unless you "source" it by preceeding the script command with a period (".") and a space, then your script name:



                  Unix>  . some_script.sh  # runs in current environment


                  Debugging tip: Include near the top of your script the set command to see what variables your script can see.






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                  You need to ensure you export the environment variables you want to have access to in your script before you invoke the script. IE:



                  Unix> export MY_TEMP=/tmp
                  
Unix> some_script.sh


                  Now some_script.sh would have access to $MY_TEMP -- when you invoke a shell script, you get a new environment, with only exported variables, unless you "source" it by preceeding the script command with a period (".") and a space, then your script name:



                  Unix>  . some_script.sh  # runs in current environment


                  Debugging tip: Include near the top of your script the set command to see what variables your script can see.







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