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doc: document support for global environment variables
Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
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> examples in the `contrib/` directory, which can be used as a base.
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### Environment Variables
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In Finit v4.3 support for setting environment variables in `finit.conf`,
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and any `*.conf`, was added. It is worth noting that these are global
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and *shared with all* services -- the only way to have service-local
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environment is detailed in the next section.
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The syntax for global environment variables is straight forward:
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foo=bar
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baz="qux"
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On reload of .conf files, all tracked environment variables are cleared
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so if `foo=bar` is removed from `finit.conf`, or any `finit.d/*.conf`
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file, it will no longer be used by Finit or any new (!) started
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run/tasks or services. The environment of already started processes can
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not be changed.
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The only variables reset to sane defaults on .conf reload are:
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PATH=_PATH_STDPATH
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SHELL=_PATH_BSHELL
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LOGNAME=root
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USER=root
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It is entirely possible to override these as well from the .conf files,
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but be careful. Changing SHELL changes the behavior of `system()` and a
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lot of other commands as well.
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Service Environment
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-------------------
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