Linux /proc and Process Debugging/Read process environment

Inspect environment variables of a process when permitted.

Section: /proc Process Filesystem

Read process environment

bash
bash
tr "\0" "\n" < /proc/1234/environ | head
Explanation

Inspect environment variables of a process when permitted.

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