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On Windows Threshold beta, I can run:
$env:username
And see the username. I can also run:
[environment]::username
And see the username.
However while I can run
$env:computername
To see the hostname, trying to run:
[environment]::computername
does not show any results.
Why doesn't [environment]::computername work? What's the difference between $env and [environment]?
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Using the variable syntax In this syntax, the dollar sign ( $ ) indicates a variable, and the drive name ( Env: ) indicates an environment variable followed by the variable name ( windir ). You can create and update the value of environment variables with the following syntax: PowerShell Copy.
1) PATH and Path are the same since Windows environment variables are case insensitive (File paths in Windows environment not case sensitive?). 2) Windows use Path to locate executables that are not located in the "current folder".
The difference between the two is that variables values may change during execution, while constant values cannot be reassigned. An environment variable is a variable whose value is set outside the program, typically through functionality built into the operating system or microservice.
Environment variables in PowerShell are stored as PS drive (Env: ). To retrieve all the environment variables stored in the OS you can use the below command. You can also use dir env: command to retrieve all environment variables and values.
try using
[environment]::machinename
$env is directly bound to enviroment variable
[environment] is a .net class
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