How to Print List Existing Environment Variable using Power Shell in Microsoft Windows
For listing existing environment variable, it can be done in the Power Shell. Basically, there are several available environment variable exist in the device which is running using Microsoft Windows as its operating system. In other words, it is possible to list all of them without having to define all of those right before listing it. All of those environment variables normally have already exist or have been defined before. Those environment variables can be printed in the form of list. So, there is a certain command available for listing all of those environment variables which already been defined and it already exist before.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- How to Print List Existing Environment Variable using Power Shell in Microsoft Windows.
- Print List Existing Environment Variable
Introduction
As for the short explanation about this article, it just explain how to print list of environment variables. There is a specific command used to print all of the existing environment variables in the form of list.
How to Print List Existing Environment Variable using Power Shell in Microsoft Windows
In order to print the list of all existing environment variable, below are the steps in order to do it using Power Shell in Microsoft Windows :
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Running Power Shell will be the first step to do it. A specific way to run it is just searching it through. Start pressing the Start button for displaying the textfield search. Type ‘power shell’ keyword, then it will display the search result.
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Following the appearance of the search result, click the link pointing to the Power Shell application. Shortly after, it will present the Power Shell application which exist in the device. The following appearance of the Power Shell with be presented as follows :
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Print Listing Existing Environment Variable in the Right Order
Having successfully run the Power Shell in the previous section, just continue the process. Just do following step in order to print the list of the environment variables :
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Make sure that the Power Shell is active and it is showing the following appearance :
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Type the following command in order to print list of existing environment variables :
Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https://aka.ms/PSWindows PS C:\Users\Personal> ls env: Name Value ---- ----- ALLUSERSPROFILE C:\ProgramData APPDATA C:\Users\Personal\AppData\Roaming CommonProgramFiles C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files CommonProgramFiles(x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files CommonProgramW6432 C:\Program Files\Common Files ... ComSpec C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe DriverData C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData EFC_38172 1 FPS_BROWSER_APP_PROFILE_STRING Internet Explorer FPS_BROWSER_USER_PROFILE_ST... Default ... HOMEDRIVE C: HOMEPATH \Users\Personal INTEL_DEV_REDIST C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\ JAVA_HOME C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-17.0.2 LOCALAPPDATA C:\Users\Personal\AppData\Local ... MIC_LD_LIBRARY_PATH C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\compiler\lib\mic NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS 8 OneDrive C:\Users\Personal\OneDrive OS Windows_NT Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\intel64\compiler;C:\Users\Personal ... PATHEXT .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.CPL POSTGIS_ENABLE_OUTDB_RASTERS 1 POSTGIS_GDAL_ENABLED_DRIVERS GTiff PNG JPEG GIF XYZ DTED USGSDEM AAIGrid PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE x86 PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 AMD64 PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER Intel64 Family 6 Model 140 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel PROCESSOR_LEVEL 6 PROCESSOR_REVISION 8c01 ProgramData C:\ProgramData ProgramFiles C:\Program Files (x86) ProgramFiles(x86) C:\Program Files (x86) ProgramW6432 C:\Program Files ... PSModulePath C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Users\Personal\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C... PUBLIC C:\Users\Public SESSIONNAME Console SystemDrive C: SystemRoot C:\WINDOWS TEMP C:\Users\Personal\AppData\Local\Temp TMP C:\Users\Personal\AppData\Local\Temp USERDOMAIN LAPTOP-6EV9VAU3 USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE LAPTOP-6EV9VAU3 USERNAME Personal USERPROFILE C:\Users\Personal ... ... ... PS C:\Users\Personal>
As in the output above, the command executed in the Power Shell is already showing list of existing environment variables without having to define it first. As a further reference, just check the embedded video below :