# Re: ENV shows partial environment only **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 5, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-env-shows-partial-environment-only/71068 "2006-10-05T05:45:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-env-shows-partial-environment-only/71068/1 "2006-10-05T05:45:47Z")
Eero S. wrote: > 18:28:43 ruerue@yawn \> ruby -v > ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [amd64-freebsd6] > > 18:28:51 ruerue@yawn \> set | ruby -e ‘p ARGF.readlines.map {|l| > l.split("=").first if l =~ /^[A-Z]/}.compact’ Command ‘set’ is a shell’s built-in, besides environment variables it shows also the shell’s internal ones that happened to follow the same syntax. Those internal ones are not inherited by a spawned process, unless exported, it which case that are placed in the environment. On the other hand, ‘env’ shows just environment variables, exactly same thing will show up when you do this in Ruby: p \*ENV Hope it helps, Gennady. ---
**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-env-shows-partial-environment-only/71068/2 "2006-10-05T09:00:05Z")
On 2006.10.05 12:44, Gennady B. wrote: > > An example session: > > unless exported, it which case that are placed in the environment. On > > the other hand, ‘env’ shows just environment variables, exactly same > > thing will show up when you do this in Ruby: > > p \*ENV Yep, clears that part, thanks–now I need to figure out WHY some things are not getting propagated properly 🙂 Thanks to Mike and Logan also.