# How to call UNIX environment variable in rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-call-unix-environment-variable-in-rails/159003>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 30, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-call-unix-environment-variable-in-rails/159003 "2009-01-30T10:04:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![on9west](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/6f9a4e/32.png) [@on9west](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/on9west)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-call-unix-environment-variable-in-rails/159003/1 "2009-01-30T10:04:43Z")

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Dear all

How can I call the UNIX environment variable in my rails project?

For example  
echo $HOME  
/path/to/my/home/dir

Thank you very much  
Valentino

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**Author:** ![on9west](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/6f9a4e/32.png) [@on9west](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/on9west)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-call-unix-environment-variable-in-rails/159003/2 "2009-01-30T11:02:07Z")

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This is not Rails related, but Ruby:

ENV[‘HOME’]

Jej

On 30 jan, 10:04, Valentino L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)