Variables and environment: export, PATH, alias, ~/.bashrc, history

40 min Ubuntu 24.04

Objective

Learn how to store information in a variable, pass it on to programs with export, understand why a command is “not found” (the PATH), and make your settings permanent: aliases, variables and history, for yourself or for all users.

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