Set environment variables in Unix/Linux environment with .NET Core

Question

Is there a way to set an environment variable on a Unix/Linux machine (not process) using .NET Core?

I noticed that I can use Environment.SetEnvironmentVarible for Windows, however, after searching I haven't found an equivalent for a Unix/Linux system.

I did not see this post. This is the answer I was looking for, so my question is a duplicate. — Andrew Blanchette, Jun 17 '19 at 18:17

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 28 '20 at 02:39

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Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable also works on Linux, etc.

But be beware only the current process environment variables are set, and not machine or user environment variables like on Windows:

On .NET Core on macOS and Linux systems, calls to the SetEnvironmentVariable(String, String, EnvironmentVariableTarget) method with a value of EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine or EnvironmentVariableTarget.User are ignored.

From Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable Method.

edited Feb 28 '20 at 02:39

Peter Mortensen

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answered Jun 17 '19 at 17:01

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I'm actually looking for a way to set the machine variable and not the process variable. – Andrew Blanchette Jun 17 '19 at 17:05
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There's no separation of Process vs User vs Machine variables on Linux. All environment variables are treated the same. And a process can only change the environment variables of itself and any children it spawns. – omajid Jun 17 '19 at 19:22

Set environment variables in Unix/Linux environment with .NET Core

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