On a Linux or Unix-like systems each user and process runs in a specific environment.
An environment includes variables, settings, aliases, functions and more. Following is a very brief introduction to some useful shell environment commands, including examples of how to use each command and setup your own environment to increase productivity in the command prompt.
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