Getting and Setting Environment Variables
The variables can be used both in scripts and on the command line. They are usually referenced by putting special symbols in front of or around the variable name. For instance, to display the user home directory, in most scripting environments, the user has to type:
echo $HOMEOn DOS, OS/2 or Windows systems, the user has to type this:
echo %HOME%In Windows PowerShell, the user has to type this:
Write-Output $HOMERead more about this topic: Environment Variable
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