dtenvvar(5) UNIX System V (1 August 1995) dtenvvar(5)
NAME
dtenvvar - CDE environment variables
DESCRIPTION
The CDE desktop sets up and uses a number of environment
variables to find certain files and do certain things.
Components tied into CDE then use these environment
variables to locate specific types of files. Environment
variables used within the CDE desktop are:
CEPATH Used by ToolTalk when in Classing Engine
mode, where the Classing Engine where to
find the databases. Refer to ttsession(1)
and tt_type_comp(1) for more information.
COLUMNS Set by the terminal emulator. Refer to
dtterm(1) for more information.
DISPLAY Is set to the associated display name.
Refer to dtlogin(1) and ttsession(1) for
more information.
DTAPPSEARCHPATH
Used to search for Application Manager
applications. Refer to dtappgather(1) and
dtsearchpath(1) for more information.
DTDATABASESEARCHPATH
Used to collect filetype and action
definitions, as expressed in *.dt files.
Refer to dtsearchpath(1), dtaction(1),
dtactionfile(4), and dtdtsfile(4) for more
information.
DTHELPSEARCHPATH
System specified variable used to locate
desktop help files. Refer to
dtsearchpath(1) and dthelpgen(1) for more
information.
DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH
User specified variable used to locate
desktop help files. Refer to
dtsearchpath(1) and dthelpgen(1) for more
information.
DTMOUNTPOINT Used to set the name of the file system's
mount point, such as '/nfs' or '/net'.
Refer to dtspcd(1) and dtsearchpath(1) for
more information.
DTPRINTCWD If set to an existing, usable directory,
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this setting causes dtlp(1) to execute the
lp command pipeline from that directory.
By default, this setting uses the current
directory from which dtlp(1) is invoked.
Refer to dtlp(1) for more information.
DTPRINTFILEREMOVE
Remove the file after printing it. This
functionality is intended for temporary
files generated by components such as the
Text Editor and Help system files that
don't need to persist beyond the act of
printing. Value must be True or False
(case is ignored). Default is False.
Refer to dtlp(1) for more information.
DTPRINTSILENT Print the file silently, without posting
the PRINT dialog. Value must be True or
False (case is ignored). Default is
False. Refer to dtlp(1) for more
information.
DTPRINTUSERFILENAME
Use this value as the name of file as it
should appear in the PRINT dialog.
Default is print_file. Refer to dtlp(1)
for more information.
DTSCREENSAVERLIST
Used to set the default desktop screen
saver action list. Used by dtstyle(1) to
determine the list of available screen
savers. Refer to dtstyle(1) for more
information.
DTSPSYSAPPHOSTS
Used by system administrators as an input
to dtsearchpath(1) to create the
DTAPPSEARCHPATH environment variable. It
is the primary environment variable and
drives the remaining search paths for
filetypes and actions, for desktop icons,
and for help files. Refer to
dtappgather(1) and dtsearchpath(1) for
more information.
DTSPSYSDATABASEHOSTS
Used by system administrators as an input
to dtsearchpath to create the
DTDATABASESEARCHPATH environment variable.
Refer to dtsearchpath(1) for more
information.
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DTSPSYSHELP Used by system administrators as an input
to dtsearchpath to create the
DTHELPSEARCHPATH environment variable.
Refer to dtsearchpath(1) for more
information.
DTSPSYSICON Used by system administrators as an input
to dtsearchpath to create the
XMICONSEARCHPATH and XMICONBMSEARCHPATH
environment varables. Refer to
dtsearchpath(1) for more information.
DTSPUSERAPPHOSTS
Used by end users as an input to
dtsearchpath to create the DTAPPSEARCHPATH
environment variable. Refer to
dtappgather(1) and dtsearchpath(1) for
more information.
DTSPUSERDATABASEHOSTS
Used by end users as an input to
dtsearchpath to create the
DTDATABASESEARCHPATH environment variable.
Refer to dtsearchpath(1) for more
information.
DTSPUSERHELP Used by end users as an input to
dtsearchpath(1) to create the
DTHELPSEARCHPATH environment variable.
Refer to dtsearchpath for more
information.
DTSPUSERICON Used by end users as an input to
dtsearchpath(1) to create the
XMICONSEARCHPATH and XMICONBMSEARCHPATH
environment variables. Refer to
dtsearchpath(1) for more information.
DTTAGOPT Used by dthelptag(1). Refer to
dthelptag(1) for more information.
DTUSERSESSION Used to control the location of the end
user's subdirectory where the Application
Manager will be rooted. Also used by the
Help system to store data on a per user-
session-display basis. Refer to
dtappgather(1) or dthelpview(1) for more
information.
EDITOR Is set to /usr/dt/bin/dtpad Refer to
dtlogin(1) for more information.
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HOME Is set to the home directory of the user.
Refer to dtlogin(1) and dtmail(1) for more
information.
KBD_LANG Is set to the value of LANG for applicable
languages. Refer to dtlogin(1) for more
information.
LANG Is set to the current NLS language (if
any). Refer to dtlogin(1) for more
information.
LC_ALL Is set to the current NLS language (if
any). Refer to dtlogin(1) for more
information.
LC_MESSAGES Is set to the current NLS language (if
any). Refer to dtlogin(1) for more
information.
LINES Set by the terminal emulator. Refer to
dtterm(1) for more information.
LOGNAME Is set to the user name. Refer to
dtlogin(1) for more information.
LPDEST Set the printer destination for the file.
Refer to dtlp(1) for more information.
MAIL Is set to /usr/mail/$USER (system
dependent). Refer to dtlogin(1) for more
information.
MAILRC Used by dtmail(1) as the mailer's startup
file. Refer to dtmail(1) for more
information.
MANPATH The dtsearchpath(1) utility appends
/usr/dt/man to it. Refer to
dtsearchpath(1) for more information.
NLSPATH Determine the location of message
catalogues for the processing of
LC_MESSAGES. Refer to dtterm(1) for more
information.
PATH Is set to the value of the userPath
resource. Refer to dtlogin(1) for more
information.
SHELL Is set to the user's default shell (from
/etc/passwd). Refer to dtlogin(1) and
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TERM Is set to dtterm the default CDE terminal
emulator. Refer to dtterm(1) and
dtlogin(1) for more information.
TERMINAL_EMULATOR
Set by the terminal emulator. Refer to
dtterm(1)) for more information.
TTPATH Used by ToolTalk. It tells ToolTalk where
to find the ToolTalk types database when
in XDR mode. Refer to ttsession(1) for
more information.
TTSESSION_CMD This specifies the shell command to be
used by all ToolTalk clients for auto-
starting ttsession. Refer to ttsession(1)
for more information.
TT_ARG_TRACE_WIDTH
Used by ToolTalk. It specifies the number
of bytes of argument and context values to
write when in trace mode. Refer to
ttsession(1) for more information.
TT_FILE Set by ttsession when it invokes a tool to
recieve a message. Refer to ttsession(1)
for more information.
TT_SESSION The ttsession utility uses this varible to
communicate its session ID to the tools
that it starts. Refer to ttsession(1) for
more information.
TT_TOKEN Used to inform the ToolTalk client library
that it has been invoked by ttsession.
Refer to ttsession(1) for more
information.
TT_TRACE_SCRIPT
If set, tells libtt to turn on client-side
tracing as specified in the trace script
Refer to ttrace(1) for more information.
TZ Is set to the value of the timeZone
resource or system default. Refer to
dtlogin(1) for more information.
USER Is set to the user name. Refer to
dtlogin(1) for more information.
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WINDOWID Set by the terminal emulator. Refer to
dtterm(1) for more information.
XAPPLRESDIR Specifies the name of a directory that
contains application specific resources.
Refer to dtterm(1) and dtwm(1) for more
information.
XAUTHORITY May be set to an authority file. Refer to
dtlogin(1) for more information.
XENVIRONMENT Specifies the name of a resource file with
user- or machine specific resources.
Refer to dtterm(1) and dtwm(1) for more
information.
XFILESEARCHPATH
Defines a language-dependent location of
app-defaults. Refer to dtterm(1) and
dtwm(1) for more information.
XMICONSEARCHPATH
Used to locate desktop icons. Refer to
dtsearchpath(1) for more information.
XMICONBMSEARCHPATH
Used to locate bitmap (2 color) desktop
icons. Refer to dtsearchpath(1) for more
information.
XMODIFIER Specifies which input method to use.
Refer to dtterm(1) for more information.
SEE ALSO
dtaction(1), dtactionfile(4), dtappgather(1),
dtappintegrate(1), dtcm(1), dthelpgen(1), dthelptag(1),
dthelpview(1), dtlogin(1), dtlp(1), dtsearchpath(1),
dtspcd(1), dtstyle(1), dtterm(1), dtdtsfile(4), dtwm(1),
tt_type_comp(1), ttsession(1), tttrace(1).
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