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Question 46. CSCD240-E1-A
Display every environment variable currently defined in your shell.
Work the drill
Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.
Ideal answer
env
Acceptable alternatives: ["printenv", "export -p"]
Misconception bank
Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.
echo $*
Misconception. Prints positional args, not env.
Remedy. Distinguish $* (args) from env.
set
Misconception. set prints shell variables AND env vars — more than env does.
Remedy. Accept with note.
Authority mappings
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DCWF roles:
IT-451 System Administrator
DCWF tasks:
T0498
KU outcomes:
CD-BSP-O1
KU topics:
CD-BSP-T8a
Course-artifact links
Lectures
- CSCD240-S26-L07. I/O redirection, aliases, source, .bashrc, env
Lab questions
- CSCD240-S26-LAB4: echo $HOME, echo $PATH, echo $USER. Explain each.
CTF challenges
- 04 Environment & Patterns: Show Me Everything